Thesaurus results for EPISODES

episodes

noun

plural of episode

as in events

something that happens I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode

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Recent Examples of episodes The series, which comprises eight 45-minute episodes, is set in the near future, at a time when humanity’s survival rests on a new generation of elite pilots. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Its 2,500-plus episodes have featured two- to three-hour interviews with a range of actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, authors and more. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The top podcast host has entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement with the platform, which will continue to see episodes of his show distributed on Spotify and widely. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 New episodes featuring Laura Pausini, Maluma and Tokischa are slated for November, alongside the FAST premiere of Cafecito Con, hosted by Billboard‘s associate editor Jessica Roiz. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 Despite some promise across its eight episodes, the Prime original series builds to a deflating conclusion that dooms the entire project. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more. — Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Because, among other episodes, Ben Davidson and Len Dawson weren’t gushing about mutual respect after the 1970 spearing incident. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Defense attorneys had argued that Salazar suffered from past and current episodes of psychosis and was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2019. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Harris has held campaign events in California, Nevada, and Georgia, starting her tour off in Michigan to stump with the progressive Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Abdul el Sayed.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Flashbacks to recent events reveal that the townspeople never let Hal find peace, and even firebombed his home, only for a grown-up Noah — Kerry’s son, and Zoe’s grandson — to save him and regenerate his skin using Zoe’s covert alien tech.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of events

Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

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Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Trump’s laudatory comments come as bipartisan angst over the technology crests, alarming AI incidents proliferate, and global governments call for policy cooperation.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of incidents

Noun

In the film, Frances is guided by her sense of morals in the face of really impossible circumstances.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
That allows manufacturers to identify measures suited to their circumstances, rather than follow a universal sequence of upgrades.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumstances

Noun

Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive How does a coherent structure emerge from many small random occurrences?

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
There’s a fragmented culture where all corners of the entertainment world are struggling to produce new versions of the sort of ubiquitous, four-quadrant successes that consumers recall as regular occurrences in earlier decades.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

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