occurrences

noun

plural of occurrence
as in events
something that happens life is full of random occurrences

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Recent Examples of occurrences Kunst said there were some undocumented claims of miraculous cures prior to when records of such occurrences would be kept, dating back to the 1950s. — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 Algae blooms and resulting mass death of fish populations, known as fish kill, are common occurrences in small ponds, Van Rhein said. — Zuri Primos july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 July is full of celestial occurrences, including a comet, visible planets and a full moon named after an animal. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason. — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026 The most recent occurrences were July 16, 1995, and three times during the summer of 1988. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026 These occurrences could not be chalked up to individual choices. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Research has found mail-voting fraud and voting by noncitizens are exceedingly rare occurrences. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Rahn said about 73% of 2024’s disconnections, about 213,200 occurrences, came from customers enrolled in Power Pay. — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
  1. events
  2. things
  3. incidents
  4. circumstances
  5. episodes
  6. happenings
Noun
  • The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • Don’t let things like rules and decorum get in the way of what’s in it for him.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • To get the look without the splurge, Carmona suggests scaling things back strategically.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • The incidents, which primarily involved restaurants and cafes, happened between early 2025 and June 2026, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • Recent years have also seen a number of space debris incidents, including in 2023, when a mysterious 10-foot (3-meter) cylinder washed ashore at Green Head, a coastal town north of Perth, Australia.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of incidents
Noun
  • This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Hours after the shooting, Salgado Araujo’s son, Ronaldo Salgado, shared a message on Facebook remembering his father and disputing the circumstances surrounding his death.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of circumstances
Noun
  • Sanz appeared on seven episodes of A&E Network’s Born This Way from 2015 to 2016.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Video episodes of both shows will be exclusive to Netflix, while audio episodes will continue to be available on all major podcast platforms.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of episodes
Noun
  • The traffic control worker minimum wage, which only affects workers handling traffic at major happenings like concerts and sporting events, is more than $70 an hour.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Certain apparently magical happenings in the novel are treated ambiguously, but either way, the titular character’s study of Buddhist practices is an asset in his journey.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Definition of happenings

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