Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonevents
Noun
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Dassault’s Mirage fighter – and more recently the Rafale – can creep into enemy airspace, dogfight, drop bombs and launch cruise missiles.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026 -
Russia attacked three districts of the region more than 20 times with drones and aerial bombs, according to regional head Oleksandr Hanzha in a Telegram post on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The history of warfare is often measured in winners, losers, troop sizes, dollars and human casualties; but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Host Mary Louise Kelly gathers three NPR correspondents who are covering the region – Greg Myre in Tel Aviv, Jane Arraf in Beirut and Aya Batrawy in Cairo – to understand what's next and who has emerged as the winners and losers.—
June 18,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Noun
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But the biggest warning signs are not always headline-grabbing disasters.—
Gregg Herrin,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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The island is trying to recover from the disasters, with some 30% of projects still pending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The acidic components of lemons will act as a natural repellant.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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Are these like backyard lemons?—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
Noun
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To protect the plant from hard frosts, pile leaves or straw up to 12 inches high.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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The early heat prompted some domestic crops to begin blossoming weeks ahead of schedule instead of remaining dormant throughout the winter, leaving them exposed to subsequent frosts, according to Brad Rippey, a USDA meteorologist.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Some horses survived shipwrecks off the east coast and swam to shore, while others were abandoned in the wake of natural disasters.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Scuba Diving Scuba diving to explore the Apostle Islands’ many sea caves and shipwrecks is a popular activity for certified practitioners.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Horrible things happen all the time, crises and catastrophes that defy language and imagination.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Then there were climate catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, the normalization of active shooter drills at their schools and a worldwide pandemic.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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“Nonevents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonevents. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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