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 Mowry-Housley will appear in the second of two episodes on Scrubs‘ premiere night next week. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Still, the series—which only ran for 20 episodes in total—was not canceled until 2007. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Additionally, Bad Dinosaurs, from creators Joel Veitch, Alex Mallinson and David Shute, has been renewed for seasons 2 and 3, with eight episodes each. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 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 The main show is also back, but just for five episodes, on September 10. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
And in the 17th century, such events were explained as God’s punishment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of events

Noun

Recent incidents have raised fears that increasingly autonomous AI models could make attacks faster and harder to contain.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
The company has since been working on separate criteria for reporting cases that do not qualify as conventional security incidents.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Los Angeles-area authorities have questioned several people about the circumstances surrounding the California resident’s death, a source familiar with the case said last week.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Under normal circumstances, the system would have switched to a backup line.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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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