occasion 1 of 2

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as in time
a particular point at which an event takes place on that occasion, I didn't actually meet your father

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as in opportunity
a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place the substitute violinist rose to the occasion and performed the piece beautifully

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occasion

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Recent Examples of occasion
Noun
Messages showed this happened at least 20 times, with the student sleeping at his apartment on four occasions. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The iconic institution tapped a well-rounded cohort of brands this year to celebrate the occasion, which, besides Loop, includes Puma, Oakley, A Bathing Ape, and Off-White. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
The legislation occasioned a sea change in how condo associations financially and structurally maintain their buildings. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025 Her visit occasioned a question: How could safe, dignified, and environmentally responsible housing be available for everyone? Sam Bloch, Time, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for occasion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasion
Noun
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said that Carranza was innocent and that his boat was displaying a distress signal at the time of the attack, according to CBS News.
    Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With yet another title opportunity against Stratton, some believe that now may finally be the time for Cargill to win the top female prize on the blue brand.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The couple spent time together in Costa Rica with their daughter in July, and a source shared that the trip gave the on-off pair an opportunity to reconnect.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The actress has been a lifelong supporter of liberal and progressive causes, from transgender rights to electing more women to political office.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Potential adversaries interpret political action in zero-sum terms; see malice and evil design in mere blunders and coincidence; trumpet necessity rather than navigate choice; and, in extreme cases, invent pretext or promise profit to make more palatable a dubious cause.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In orchestrating the flight, Hamida refashions the sequence of events in her own abduction.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The eight-hour event, which was held at a local school, attracted 800 to 900 people, Waggoner says — and one of them, Brenda Hodgkin, 41, was both a volunteer and beneficiary.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Flick will not back down from his high-line philosophy as squeezing up the pitch allows Barcelona to dominate territory and bring their technically gifted players closer to goal.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Still, experts like Taylor note that companies’ own financial interests may bring some of that into question.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hank remained single throughout the series but has had brief moments of chemistry with other characters, including with Nina Chapman (Sara Bues) in season 11.
    Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, in a complete flip the script moment, that quote was uttered by the blindsider in question, Sage, who refused to hug the disposed of Shannon.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Professor of Science at Harvard University, recently made waves online for his theory that the interstellar comet has a 30% to 40% chance of being an artificial alien object sent to observe the solar system, Futurism reported.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Most of Canada will also have a chance to see the lights.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And yet, that offers little to no comfort in the face of such catastrophic circumstances.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The cameras were back 18 years later in very different circumstances, as the disgraced former President set off to begin a five-year sentence at La Santé prison in Paris.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Occasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasion. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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