RAINY DAY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

rainy day

noun

Definition of rainy day

as in emergency

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Noun

Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere, one person was killed and six others injured after Russian forces attacked an electric train in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the state emergency service said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of emergency

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Kilduff, Batista-Brito said, showed that after sleep deprivation, these are the most active cells in the cortex.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Those circumstances, however, do not eliminate the requirement of constitutionally adequate procedures in connection with an actual deprivation of an existing property interest.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of deprivation

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Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Definition of exigency

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