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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
  • Tests of nuclear bombs, such as those conducted in Nevada during the Cold War, have long been known to cause small, detectable earthquakes.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The 2,000-pound bombs have been employed by Israel on hundreds of occasions in Gaza and Lebanon, playing a significant role in the death toll of those conflicts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombs
Noun
  • The biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the specific way markets are taking root—with much of the population too poor to participate meaningfully, with no rule of law, and with the gap between winners and losers steadily widening—is pernicious for the country’s future.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • If college is defined by unbelievable disasters that become lifelong stories, then this singular tale of friendship is forged in the aftermath of connecting through a very public mistake.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Deforestation contributes to erosion, damages biodiverse areas, threatens wildlife and humans who rely on the forest, and intensifies disasters from extreme weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • For Parks, making lemonade from art market lemons seemed a suitable metaphor for this moment.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The bright loaf cake sings of sunny lemons thanks to the zest as well as juice.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lemons
Noun
  • When the first frosts hit, the plant dies back and the leaves and stems turn a brownish purple.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 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
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 22 Sep. 2026.

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