Thesaurus results for OCCURRENCES

occurrences

noun

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plural of occurrence

as in events

something that happens life is full of random occurrences

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Recent Examples of occurrences Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects. —

Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Perhaps there would be a drastic redirection in these occurrences if the lawsuit money came from the NYPD pension fund instead of from the public. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 The project will be a reimagining of the 2017 film, which centers on a police officer and a series of paranormal researchers and investigators who attempt to get to the bottom of supernatural occurrences that are centered in one neighborhood in Buenos Aires. —

Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 Rescues and medical incidents are frequent occurrences due to the extreme conditions on Everest and its high altitude, with a handful of deaths reported every year. —

Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 At the time the video was made, there were at least 35 occurrences in MLB history, with most happening in the 21st century, oddly enough. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 There have been previous occurrences where fans tried to go to the ring with Seth Rollins during his entrance, or rush into the ring during a John Cena match, which security quickly handled. —

Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Bhateja said Los Altos Hills previously hired private security to deal with rising occurrences of property crime. —

Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026 That’s twice the total occurrences in the 2010s, when five-week runs were linked in 2010 and 2018. —

Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026

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Hart will, however, address the pair of 20-point comebacks the Knicks pulled off en route to the conference finals for the first time in a quarter-century, a sequence of bizarre events many called a fluke.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
According to Fox 11, LA28 currently states that 30% of its remaining tickets are under $200, but many potential ticket buyers have reported that larger events—including the opening and closing ceremonies — only have premium seats available, which often cost upwards of $5,000.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026