eventualities

plural of eventuality
1
as in possibilities
something that can develop or become actual a cure for that form of cancer seems like a certain eventuality—it's just a matter of time

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as in events
something that might happen a full-force hurricane on the day of the picnic was one eventuality that we hadn't planned on

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Recent Examples of eventualities Prepare the hold statement for eventualities beforehand, and assign only one person who will be permitted to make the announcement without seeking consensus through committees. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Founders apparently thought the impeachment process would accommodate all eventualities. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Atwood's Testaments is a sequel to her Handmaid's Tale, however, not Miller's Handmaid's Tale, which over the course of six seasons far surpassed the bounds of its source, fabricating entirely new characters, storylines, and eventualities. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026 There are innumerable combinations of situations and eventualities that flow from that, but at its core, that’s really what the game is about. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026 There are further eventualities, such as Liverpool or Chelsea winning the Champions League, or Aston Villa lifting the Europa League, while finishing below fifth, meaning six/seven English teams qualify for UEFA’s premier tournament. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 China is prepared for such eventualities, however. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025 Certainly, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is preparing for all eventualities. — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • These are demarcated spaces that harbor countless possibilities and contain the infinite, as if in a story by Jorge Luis Borges.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sunday's attack occurred as the Saudis hosted a major international energy conference in Riyadh, with other high-profile events including an investment gathering on the horizon.
    — SAMY MAGDY, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, the series offers a warm and engaging portrayal of their relationship and the events surrounding it.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The many contingencies of realization scramble the binary of timelessness and time.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Experts say the military always plans for different types of contingencies.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Unusually, adult children can (in rare cases) be liable to pay for parents’ care if the parents run out of money.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Uganda had temporarily restricted non-essential travel across its border with the DRC after most of its cases were imported from the country.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Eventualities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventualities. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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