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 Hines wrote five and co-wrote a sixth of Love Story‘s nine episodes. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 July 2026 New episodes, each not more than 30 minutes, are released on YouTube once a month. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 As mentioned, new episodes will drop the following day (Fridays) on Peacock. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026 Video episodes of both shows will be exclusive to Netflix, while audio episodes will continue to be available on all major podcast platforms. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 July 2026 Sanz appeared on seven episodes of A&E Network’s Born This Way from 2015 to 2016. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 His departure was first reported by Deadline, which stated that Hawkins will appear in the first three episodes of Season 14 to wrap up his character's storyline. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen will revisit Portlandia with a new podcast where the duo rewatch episodes of the beloved IFC comedy series. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026

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Noun

The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of events

Noun

California’s crime rate dropped last year to historic lows in several major categories, including violent crimes like robbery and homicides, with property crimes and incidents of car thefts also down, state officials announced.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The investigation pertained to incidents that occurred in February.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Hours after the shooting, Salgado Araujo’s son, Ronaldo Salgado, shared a message on Facebook remembering his father and disputing the circumstances surrounding his death.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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