NONEVENTS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonevents

noun

plural of nonevent

as in bombs

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Russia is launching around 220 glide bombs every day against settlements near the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in a social media post Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
But decades of asymmetric warfare in the Middle East, in which the United States relied largely on drones and bombs, had led some to believe the days of artillery battles were waning.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bombs

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These factors make its impacts somewhat of a wild card, experts say, with the effects of global warming acting in concert with El Niño to heighten the severity of heat waves and other disasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
The organization was created by a group of BBQ pitmasters after the deadly 2011 EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, with the purpose of feeding communities after disasters.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of disasters

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Before long, lemons make up a bigger and bigger share of the market.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Inspired by the vibrant peels of Italian lemons and the iconic cocktail, the look brings a juicy pop of color that’s bright enough to make a statement without feeling over the top.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lemons

Noun

Planting these 11 annuals in August will give you great color until the first frosts of fall.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026
Keep in mind that temperature, rainfall, and early frosts can shift peak color by several days and influence how colorful and brilliant the leaves appear.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 30 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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Hundreds of shipwrecks are believed to have happened in the notorious strait since the 19th century.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Record-low water levels along the Danube River have exposed dozens of German military shipwrecks near the Serbian town of Prahovo, where an estimated 200 vessels were deliberately scuttled by retreating Nazi forces in 1944.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shipwrecks

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Of course, this growing mass constitutes a serious threat to the ocean ecosystem, not to mention the environmental catastrophes regularly caused by tanker accidents themselves.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Insurance is a risk mitigation product, and insurance carriers may choose not to renew with you in case of sustained catastrophes.

— Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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