occasions 1 of 2

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

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occasions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of occasion

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Recent Examples of occasions
Noun
On many occasions, these vulnerabilities were years-old, zero-day flaws that bad actors didn’t have the means to attack. — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 These ones from Steve Madden are giving subtle witchy vibes and could be great for dressier occasions. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 McKinsey also accused his wife of physically abusing him on several occasions before their children were born, writing in court records that Jang tried to pull medical tubes from his body after a procedure related to his transition in 2010. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Yu contrasted it with his restaurant Theodore Rex, which people go to almost exclusively for special occasions. — Sonia Garza, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 The rapid spread of Ebola has been aided from the onset by widespread skepticism among locals who have dismissed the disease as a hoax, even attacking health workers and health facilities on multiple occasions. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Smalls is accused of withdrawing over $17,000 in cash and sending money to herself via Cash App on several occasions, according to court documents obtained by WJZ. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Someone had to give the order, and on a few important occasions, someone refused. — Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 To fuel sales further, Olive Garden is going to lean into weekday lunch occasions. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
Admissions dipped around mid-March and again in early June, when the market reached its lowest point of the year, but both occasions the downturn lasted only briefly before business rebounded. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasions
Noun
  • Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Using accounting as an example, Ladish said the AI is given tens of thousands of accounting problems to solve through trial and error, repeating them millions of times across thousands of parallel training runs.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The opportunities and challenges that the bond market’s growth entails are therefore also fundamentally different.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1960s, military leaders discovered that nearly one-third of young men were unfit for service because of conditions rooted in childhood poverty, poor health care, and limited educational opportunities.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The official causes of death for both were deferred, pending further investigation.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And in the 17th century, such events were explained as God’s punishment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is particularly important because AI models quickly become familiar with how a user prompts the model and interprets its output, and the model presents information according to these patterns.
    — Monideepa Tarafdar, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Immediately after installation, Avira prompts you to run a Smart Scan.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.
    — SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those moments in people’s careers are the beginning of feeling truly confident about yourself.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Desperate to regain her dominance while dazzling pageant recruiter Eloise Amponsah (Tony Award winner Patina Miller), who was Miss Ghana 1966, Paulina launches a campaign to crush Ericka’s spirit and dash her chances in the spotlight.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Aiden Markram missed out the first match due to personal reasons, but returned as opening batter, replacing Tony de Zorzi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That’s not to say anything of the sort is guaranteed soon — single events are never guaranteed this far out — but there are reasons to take this El Niño seriously thanks to just how astonishing some of the numbers are.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Occasions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasions. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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