NONEVENTS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonevents

noun

plural of nonevent

as in bombs

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Noun

Ammunition is limited, and supplies gathered from the environment can be combined to craft health kits, Molotov cocktails, bombs, and shivs (a type of blade).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2026
Footage from inside the hospital showed two bombs, one of which failed to explode.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

But the Wildcats now look to rebound from a 34-6 loss at Tennessee, while maintaining their recent dominance over the Gators — now losers of four of five games under Sumrall.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
The 4-5 Ravens, losers of four straight, host the winless 0-8 Chargers.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of losers

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As the emergencies, disasters, and triumphs repeated at the magazine, the job started to chafe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Simiyu added that one lesson from previous flooding disasters was the need for stronger coordination among agencies responding to emergencies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of disasters

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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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Sunk, barnacle-laden landing craft, tanks and shipwrecks still dot the seabed off its shore.

— Rob Newell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
The trail, with shipwrecks dating back to 1942, has become a haven for both marine life and recreational scuba divers since its official establishment in 2012 — an effort to boost tourism after the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of shipwrecks

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Since Benson and her co-authors met in Oviedo, weather catastrophes have multiplied, oceans have acidified and the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has soared.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
With that in mind, here’s a look at three new books shaped by catastrophes large and small.

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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