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something that happens
life is full of random occurrences
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Recent Examples of occurrences
Although meteor showers are annual occurrences, what matters is the moon — bright moonlight hampers observing.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
So while Ayers snapped her picture far away from lightning’s direct effects, the photo can still help researchers better understand these fascinating and powerful occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
In addition, the NTSB found that between October 2021 and December 2024, there had been 15,214 occurrences between commercial airplanes and helicopters in which the aircraft were within one nautical mile of each other with a vertical separation of less than 400 feet.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Both Simone and Dumas are regular occurrences on WWE’s NXT program, which features up-and-coming professional wrestlers within the company who have yet to debut on the company’s main Monday Night RAW or SmackDown weekly programs.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Kidnapping cases in Maryland Kidnapping cases are not rare in Maryland, though occurrences have remained low in past years.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, occurrences of both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate around the world have increased sharply, according to advocacy groups, including lethal attacks.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
So while Ayers snapped her picture far away from lightning’s direct effects, the photo can still help researchers better understand these fascinating and powerful occurrences.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Mistakes — missed tackles that led to big plays, blown coverages that led to more big plays, communication problems and more — became weekly occurrences that often thwarted any positive momentum and turned close games into blowouts.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Most of us are simply not used to being this frequently upset, enraged, infuriated, or just plain disgusted by public occurrences.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
In addition, the NTSB found that between October 2021 and December 2024, there had been 15,214 occurrences between commercial airplanes and helicopters in which the aircraft were within one nautical mile of each other with a vertical separation of less than 400 feet.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Both Simone and Dumas are regular occurrences on WWE’s NXT program, which features up-and-coming professional wrestlers within the company who have yet to debut on the company’s main Monday Night RAW or SmackDown weekly programs.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Kidnapping cases in Maryland Kidnapping cases are not rare in Maryland, though occurrences have remained low in past years.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurrences
Noun
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The producers and the author were doing kind of book events and the lines were like several times around the block.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Expect to see more one-off events across the industry in an attempt to get people back to theaters.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But those are very different things.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anything tied to the royals will always draw some interest, which actually underscores how difficult things are for Harry and Meghan, as even their titles no longer seem enough to attract audiences to lackluster projects.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The tragedy is among a surge of shark incidents across Australia.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Realistic but utterly contrived videos went viral on social media after both incidents.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The circumstances made the role ill-suited to Bennett, and everyone knew that Shawn was beset by phobias.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Detectives from the Police Department’s Major Collision Investigation Unit responded to take over the investigation, but the circumstances of the crash remained under investigation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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After 11 episodes, Marinaro exited to join the cast of NBC’s groundbreaking crime drama Hill Street Blues.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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People who, like Isaacson, have had depression lasting two or more years or at least two depressive episodes are far more likely to have additional ones, research shows.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Keep scrolling to catch up on all the fashion happenings of the week.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Occurrences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurrences. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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