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something that happens
I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode
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Recent Examples of episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants, starring Tom Kenny, has been renewed for Cycle 16 (Seasons 18 and 19 with 26 half-hour episodes in total) and The Patrick Star Show, headlined by Bill Fagerbakke, for Cycle 4 (Seasons 6 and 7 with 26 half-hour episodes in total).
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Two episodes will premiere each week on FXX and the series will also be available on Disney+ internationally.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 9 June 2026
Carpenters are busy dismantling sets and repurposing them for the next block of episodes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In an unusual scheduling shift, Whoopi Goldberg, who typically takes Fridays off, is also expected to appear on those episodes during the gap.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Filming reunion episodes for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is no easy feat, according to Kathy Hilton.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Their only podcast, Archetypes, produced just 12 episodes before the partnership ended.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Netflix's reality dating series — where singles get engaged without ever seeing their partner, and then rush down the aisle for a wedding only weeks later — returned for season 8 on Valentine's Day with six episodes that all take place in the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Two episodes will premiere each week on FXX and the series will also be available on Disney+ internationally.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 9 June 2026
Carpenters are busy dismantling sets and repurposing them for the next block of episodes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In an unusual scheduling shift, Whoopi Goldberg, who typically takes Fridays off, is also expected to appear on those episodes during the gap.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Filming reunion episodes for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is no easy feat, according to Kathy Hilton.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Their only podcast, Archetypes, produced just 12 episodes before the partnership ended.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Netflix's reality dating series — where singles get engaged without ever seeing their partner, and then rush down the aisle for a wedding only weeks later — returned for season 8 on Valentine's Day with six episodes that all take place in the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodes
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On March 1 of this year, the Qatari soccer federation postponed all matches during the ongoing war between Israel and Iran while other sporting events in the region were also affected.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Alongside the large-scale events, the pope made time for low-key but moments.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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My defense and my rebounding are two things that are extremely, extremely important to me.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Similiar incidents Last week in Baltimore City, a 15-year-old boy turned himself in to police, confessing to murdering another 15-year-old earlier this year.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Also in May, there were two incidents of passengers attempting to force their way into the airplane cockpit, on separate flights to Chicago and Minneapolis.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The verdict was delivered amid difficult personal circumstances for Mette-Marit, Hoiby’s mother, who needs a lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Investigation underway The Kentucky State Police is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding both crashes and the events that led to Suresh entering the roadway.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Here, violence and death are daily occurrences, and getting ahead feels impossible but is always top of mind.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Dynasties are freak occurrences in history.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
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“Episodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodes. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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