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nonevents

noun

plural of nonevent
as in bombs

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  1. bombs
  2. losers
  3. disasters
  4. lemons
  5. frosts
  6. fiascoes
  7. shipwrecks
  8. catastrophes
Noun
  • Josh Baker and fellow investigative journalist Sara Obeidat are in Damascus as bombs fall and gunfights break out.
    — Josh Baker, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Shahzad said he was trained by the Pakistani Taliban on how to make bombs.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombs
Noun
  • Tax-loss selling for retail investors Mutual funds aren't the only investors who can benefit from dumping their losers as the end of the year approaches.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But the winners and losers did have a lot to tell us about where things are headed Monday night.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • Getting an accurate count of immigrants of various statuses is useful when assigning resources for public health emergencies or natural or human-made disasters.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The chapter also examines military disasters caused not by geography but by failures of leadership, organization, discipline, and judgment.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • Toss the lemons into the washer and run a quick cycle with hot water to leave the machine shining and smelling fresh.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And, keep a Barfly citrus juicer on hand to squeeze lemons and limes on the spot.
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of lemons
Noun
  • Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Many fall flowers can be planted up to 4 to 6 weeks before frosts are expected.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of frosts
Noun
  • Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of fiascoes
Noun
  • The group lives off of the materials from shipwrecks and makes a life for themselves in the trees.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Recent months have also yielded Nazi vehicles, British WWII mines, and multiple historic shipwrecks.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shipwrecks
Noun
  • Syria became one of the great human catastrophes of our time.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Returns, however, can be negative in a year when there is a much higher than average incidence of catastrophes and insurance claims have to be paid out.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of catastrophes
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“Nonevents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonevents. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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