NONEVENTS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonevents

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plural of nonevent

as in bombs

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Noun

Public anger was more raw as the country grappled with a largely unchecked hail of bombs from the sky.

— Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
This transition allowed the agency to skip long setup periods and begin assembling the newer, higher-yield bombs immediately.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

Anthropic has already launched products for law firms and design firms; the primary losers there are software companies that hawk those services, like Harvey (law) and Figma (design).

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
The blue team needs to claw back some self-respect and reassure voters that they aren’t being asked to back a bunch of losers.

— Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of losers

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Modern networks are more resilient in disasters, an AT&T spokesman said, because they can be restored faster and are less vulnerable to damage and copper theft.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Years of red tape and outdated regulations have limited new construction, and left housing in complex environments like Florida vulnerable to natural and economic disasters.

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of disasters

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If any member of the family is starting to feel under the weather, whip up a bowl of comforting chicken soup with lemons and carrots to help everyone stay healthy for the rest of the week.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
Thanks to this mild microclimate, Lake Garda became the most northerly place in Europe to commercially produce lemons in the 18th century, with conservatories still in use on the western shore in towns like Limone sul Garda.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of lemons

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These events, along with floods, drought and late-spring frosts are all worrisome and can adversely affect crops throughout the year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Work boots lacked traction, which isn’t ideal when playing on British turf often muddied by rain or slicked by winter frosts.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of frosts

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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

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The recovery follows the removal of black and brown rats that had accidentally arrived on the island as stowaways on ships and shipwrecks.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
The waters off Staniel Cay hold coral reefs and shipwrecks, and are home to a range of wildlife including sea turtles, stingrays and sharks.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of shipwrecks

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Prominent voices fear that the end result of the transformative technology is a job bloodbath and national security catastrophes, while others believe a new era of productivity is ready to be unlocked, with society living longer and healthier lives.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Healthcare registers the effects of climate catastrophes, ecosystem failures and food shortages that also fuel political and social crises.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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