as in events
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
Noun
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Nobody knows how often adverse events occur, said Kristen Nixon, a Johns Hopkins University researcher who has studied posts about weight loss drugs on Reddit, a popular online forum.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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McCormick has booked several authors already for events at the bookshop, including local author Angela Cervantes, who has written three books for American Girl.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents, according to their military.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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There were no reports of any incidents or arrests, according to Boston Police.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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No information was released on the victims or circumstances of the shooting.—
Noah Goldberg
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Pelley, whose tenure spanned 37 years at the network, gave new color to the circumstances that led to his firing.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
Noun
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When contrasted against the peak of the fentanyl crisis in 2021, when 5,791 Floridians lost their lives, the current drop to roughly 1,500 annual occurrences represents a 62% long-term decrease.—
John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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The poem persists both as a series of occurrences and as a solid object.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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“Episodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodes. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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