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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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as in accompanying
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Recent Examples of incident
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
Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
All the incidents became the talk of the sports world for a few days.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Noun
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
Adjective
The most recent incident occurred on June 24, when a pair of hikers three days into a backpacking trip in the Lost Creek Wilderness called PCSAR to report that their dog was lying down and refusing to hike further.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 1 July 2025
All the incidents became the talk of the sports world for a few days.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incident
Noun
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Yes! started out as a different movie and changed to incorporate the events of October 7?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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In fact, the blocks were so easy to use that government and company officials who attended the kick-off event helped to build up one of the house’s walls after only a short lesson from Garrett.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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At tiny churches, phones even come in handy as hymnals and the music accompaniment for singing praises and lifting joyful songs because there is no organ or choir.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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The charcuterie board here features three meats, three cheeses and accompaniments ($26), and is available during lunch, happy hour and dinner.—
Kathryn Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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An accompanying photo illustration showed the Bronze Fonz statue being hoisted off its pedestal on the RiverWalk in downtown Milwaukee.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Now, he’s announced an accompanying greatest hits compilation, out Sept. 5.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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The downside is that each method has a potential reaction from the AGI or ASI that could turn things ugly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Third-wave feminism and its attendant media turned dieting (or at least talking about it) into something archaic and deeply uncool.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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The attendant publicity lifted the album no higher than No. 15.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The theatrical paradigm is slowed, extended and occasionally reversed by the circumstance.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The schedule may be modified due to weather or other circumstances.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The episodes, the three super-seasons that have been live since The Final Shape, are only up for a week and will be removed on July 15 when The Edge of Fate is released.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The episode's returning champion, Scott, also answered correctly, earning his third win.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The decline of men and concomitant rise of women in Democratic voting ranks has been observed for decades and is not expected to change drastically soon.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The law of diminishing returns can be applied to this process, whereby each marginal risk prevention effort does not reap concomitant rewards.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incident. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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