occurrences

NOUN

happening, development

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident circumstance episode existence incidence incident instance manifestation situation

STRONG

adventure affair appearance condition contingency emergency event exigency juncture materialization occasion pass piece proceeding routine scene state thing transaction transpiration

Antonyms

STRONG

denial reality refusal

Example Sentences

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Advancements that seek to end the friction of reality — the freak occurrences, edge cases and bum luck of a given day — ultimately sap the world of excitement and color.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

While the BBC has not independently verified this data, Gorman says that jamming devices leave a trace of the interference they cause in radar signals, allowing him to reveal occurrences of GPS-jamming around the country.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

"However, only in a few cases have the occurrences been thoroughly quantified, which is a prerequisite for classifying them as actual deposits," it stressed.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

She remembers out-of-the-ordinary electrical occurrences happening in her mother’s wake, like lights suddenly going out.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Ishmael, a native, could not understand how such transitory and accidental occurrences gained the upper hand in their view of things.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson