Thesaurus results for EPISODES

episodes

noun

plural of episode

as in events

something that happens I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode

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Recent Examples of episodes The panelists also said the weekly release of TV episodes, bucking Netflix’s general convention of releasing full seasons in a binge-drop, was something that resonated with viewers. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 All eight episodes of The Lizzie Borden Story are now streaming on Netflix. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 Recent seasons of The Traitors featured 12 episodes, including the reunion. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Hailing from Apple Studios, Disavowed is executive produced by Marcum, Holloway, Marsden, Tom Spezialy, Michelle MacLaren, who will direct the first two episodes, and Rebecca Hobbs under her Apple TV overall deal. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 After a little over a decade, Moore, who had several movie roles and even hosted the iconic Black music show Soul Train, successfully transitioned to primetime TV with Criminal Minds in 2005, playing Derek Morgan for 251 episodes until 2016. — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 The main show is also back, but just for five episodes, on September 10. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 The second season will consist of 10 episodes, which will air weekly through Nov 20. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Then a bad pit stop set off a sequence of events that cost him dearly.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The day’s events are measured in minutes, a ticking clock; the grief in years, a beating heart.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of events

Noun

Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

The statement did not comment directly on the findings of incidents of abuse by Ukrainian forces.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Officials will also consider requiring independent verification of AI companies' safety frameworks and risk reports, while expanding the kinds of critical safety incidents companies must report to the state.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

There are legitimate circumstances in which content may be corrected, challenged or removed.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Seat belt use may be considered as part of the broader circumstances surrounding a collision, but general danger is not evidence that this particular crash produced a worse fracture pattern or a worse spinal finding than a belt would have.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

As dark occurrences begin to shatter the quiet of their isolated home, the boy is forced to navigate a harrowing psychological nightmare where the line between real-world madness and supernatural terror blurs.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
The occurrences have involved United, American and Southwest aircraft that were landing, taking off or preparing for departure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

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