Thesaurus results for INCIDENTS

incidents

noun

plural of incident

as in events

something that happens the odd little incident was reported in the local paper

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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 incidents The International Press Institute, a nonprofit that aims to protect media freedom, recorded 26 incidents of attacks and threats in the five months to March. — Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Washington Post and other news outlets have recently reported on incidents of individual police officers misusing information collected by license plate readers for personal reasons, such as tracking the movements of former romantic partners. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes and Crime Scene Divisions are investigating the two incidents, according to Boisvert. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 The efforts speak to the increasingly stringent measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage from neighbors’ cameras shows people near Veilleux’s car around the time of the incidents, though the videos do not directly capture the windows being broken. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Communities facing such issues should work closely with qualified legal counsel to properly chronicle all such dangerous and volatile incidents. — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The employee reported the incidents to her unit manager prompting an investigation. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Further details of the incidents, which attorneys compiled from school records, police records and cellphone records, are expected to be discussed in court Friday. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

With household budgets under pressure, consumers are searching harder for value — shopping earlier, comparing prices across retailers and spreading purchases across multiple promotional events.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Signs quickly piled up at his roadside memorial blaming Bustillos for the chain of events and telling other drivers to slow down.

— Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of events

Noun

Pasta salad, potato salad, or other summer vegetable dishes also make perfect accompaniments.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Here’s what to order Country ham and butter The housemade bread service, consisting of fluffy pitas and airy focaccia, comes with a number of possible accompaniments.

— Anthony Todd, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompaniments

Noun

The mere possibility of losing its critical space assets in a surprise attack could push the United States to use its forces early or to delegate launch authority in ways that raise the risk of an accident, to avoid the devastating consequences.

— Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The games present overly simplified worlds devoid of civilians, children, and animals, and there are no lasting consequences for players’ decisions.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Goodness knows what happened there and what circumstances compelled him to write that Instagram post, but his future at Spurs now looks untenable.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
While the factual circumstances differ, there are notable parallels between social-media apps and sports-betting apps.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

In the letter, the specialists also noted that the study made no mention of patients refusing to participate in the study or dropping out later in pregnancy, both of which are common occurrences in a study involving drug use.

— Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026
The Cubs lost 10 in a row, but their postseason slot now looks almost cinched, barring unforeseen Cubbie-like occurrences.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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