as in events
something that happens
I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode
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Recent Examples of episodes
The flexibility stems from Sony TV’s original decision to produce the 10 episodes of Exile regardless of how sales are pacing, Sony TV Distribution co-President Mike Wald said.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
New episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays after that.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Monday episodes will offer reactive analysis following the past weekend’s race drama, while Thursday episodes will dive deep into the biggest story of the week alongside interviews with big names on the F1 circuit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Check out our episodes on how extreme G-forces affect Olympic bobsledders, the physics of figure skating and the science behind Simone Biles' Olympic gold.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
New episodes of Sherri will air through the fall in syndication.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Other alleged victims leveled their own accusations in the wake of the early episodes, with eight women’s claims published by Vulture in early 2025, at which point, Gaiman was dropped by his publisher, Dark Horse Comics.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The episodes for Season 7 will run through September.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
New episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays after that.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Monday episodes will offer reactive analysis following the past weekend’s race drama, while Thursday episodes will dive deep into the biggest story of the week alongside interviews with big names on the F1 circuit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
Check out our episodes on how extreme G-forces affect Olympic bobsledders, the physics of figure skating and the science behind Simone Biles' Olympic gold.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
New episodes of Sherri will air through the fall in syndication.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
And look for dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Other alleged victims leveled their own accusations in the wake of the early episodes, with eight women’s claims published by Vulture in early 2025, at which point, Gaiman was dropped by his publisher, Dark Horse Comics.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
The episodes for Season 7 will run through September.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodes
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And then just to finish the question, step three is then to expand and really build out the brand from there and build other kinds of businesses around it, like events, businesses, and so on.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Both companies have grown exponentially since then, offering the opportunity to bet on events far beyond the original scope of the academic experiment.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those included the fatal Minneapolis shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in which bystander video quickly raised questions about how federal officials initially described the incidents.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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All were old incidents from my younger years.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Temporary one-time, 24-hour, oversized vehicle permits are available under the 2021 ordinance for special circumstances such as new vehicles, guests, or unloading and loading.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth Area detectives on Sunday morning were investigating the circumstances around the girl's death.—
Tim Jacobi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Scoring occurrences of that magnitude were normalized under the former Mavericks duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic, but Marshall didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Today these words well describe what’s occurring in the Orwellian occurrences in our nation’s streets.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Episodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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