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encounter
noun as in brief or unexpected meeting
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in fight, argument
verb as in happen upon
Strongest matches
bear, bump into, come across, come upon, confront, detect, experience, face, find, meet, run into, suffer, turn up
Weak matches
alight upon, chance upon, cross the path, fall in with, hit upon, meet up with, rub eyeballs, run across, run smack into
Example Sentences
The encounter was part of what Jurado described as her “listening tour,” which she credits for her victory and which she plans to continue after her swearing-in.
After he was elected in 2016, Trump met with then-President Obama in the Oval Office for 90 minutes, an encounter that Obama’s advisors described at the time as less awkward than expected.
Back-to-back world champions South Africa now head to Twickenham on Saturday for their first meeting since that World Cup encounter.
One woman, who the BBC is naming only as "Kay", explained how she had arranged to meet a man for the first time after connecting on a dating app, but the encounter turned into a nightmare.
Foster said his specialists have practiced with wet balls in preparation for the conditions they might encounter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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