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as in event
something that happens
the odd little incident was reported in the local paper
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
a teen discovering that taxes are the inevitable and evil incident of a paying job
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Recent Examples of incident
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Elms is among the FSU students returning for classes since the incident.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Kim Key, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
The timing will be miserably co-incident, a rare moment in economic history, the economist’s equivalent of a solar eclipse: higher inflation, higher interest rates, slumping economic output.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 July 2022
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Noun
Due to those incidents, and a number of other brushes with the law, until last year Jelly was unable to secure a passport in order to book shows outside of the U.S. due to legal restrictions on travel by former felons.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Elms is among the FSU students returning for classes since the incident.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
At Black Hat, the researchers argued that this strategy should also be applied to cyber-incident investigations.
—Kim Key, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022
The timing will be miserably co-incident, a rare moment in economic history, the economist’s equivalent of a solar eclipse: higher inflation, higher interest rates, slumping economic output.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incident
Noun
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In the wake of the devastating events of last Sunday's episode of The Last of Us, this week's installment marked a new chapter for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and the rest of the survivors of the infected horde's attack on Jackson.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of the two headlining events of April 26’s fight card featured a men’s light heavyweight fight between No. 15 Anthony Smith and Zhang Mingyang.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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With tender melodic lines intertwined with intricate accompaniment, the piece offers an emotionally nuanced narrative that explores themes of memory, loss and renewal.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Pearl Jam frontman plays the cover pretty straight (not that that’s a bad thing), with just acoustic guitar accompaniment and a vocal performance that’s distinctly reminiscent of Young’s soft, quivering tenor.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The parade and accompanying rhetoric highlight how central the military remains to Iran's national posture, especially as the U.S. continues to build up its military presence in the Middle East.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Watch the accompanying music video, directed and produced by Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton, below.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Surrounded by pediatric oncologists, Matt starts to think about how insignificant his contributions to the world are in the grand scheme of things.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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But because of the way Tony Gilroy has structured each season as a quartet of three-hour arcs, the release schedule makes sense, giving viewers a chance to gobble up each segment of the larger story in one go, rather than spreading the whole thing out over many months(*).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For a series purporting to be in large part about fathers and sons, domestic life and its attendant ceremonies have never gotten much play in Star Wars.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Given the way that U.S. forces are constructed today, U.S. defense strategists face a difficult choice between preemption, with its attendant risks of escalation, and the real possibility of a first strike by Beijing, with the heavy losses that would cause.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Aside from the Signal scandal, Hegseth is scrambling to deal with the fallout from the recent departure of four senior Pentagon appointees under murky circumstances.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Following Prince’s death, there was a two-year investigation into the circumstances around his untimely passing.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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On the April 13 episode of The Baldwins, the actor, 67, is home with wife Hilaria Baldwin and the couple are trying yoga together.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The latest public health alert from the USDA doubles as the latest not-food-in-your-food episode: There might be wood in the cilantro used for a taco bowl and various soups.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Our Charm City has become trapped in a vicious, perilous cycle of addiction and crime, largely sustained by the pervasive urban drug trade and its concomitant gang presence.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the months after the virus first surfaced, governments stepped in to address the concomitant economic and health crises, rolling out stimulus packages to protect jobs, issuing rules to slow the spread of the disease, and investing in the research and development of treatments and vaccines.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Oct. 2020
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“Incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incident. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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