as in events
something that happens
I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode
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Recent Examples of episodes
Filming reunion episodes for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is no easy feat, according to Kathy Hilton.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Their only podcast, Archetypes, produced just 12 episodes before the partnership ended.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
New episodes of The Kardashians premiere Thursdays on Hulu.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
James Hawes is directing the first two episodes and also exec producing.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
New episodes will be released weekly through April 25.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Netflix's reality dating series — where singles get engaged without ever seeing their partner, and then rush down the aisle for a wedding only weeks later — returned for season 8 on Valentine's Day with six episodes that all take place in the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
When do new episodes of ‘Invincible’ come out?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Nicholas Rice, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
After a barn-burner of a premiere, subsequent episodes struggle to establish a discernible mystery and instead rely on excessive violence and implausible chaos to distract viewers from a stagnant story engine.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Their only podcast, Archetypes, produced just 12 episodes before the partnership ended.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
New episodes of The Kardashians premiere Thursdays on Hulu.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
James Hawes is directing the first two episodes and also exec producing.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
New episodes will be released weekly through April 25.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Netflix's reality dating series — where singles get engaged without ever seeing their partner, and then rush down the aisle for a wedding only weeks later — returned for season 8 on Valentine's Day with six episodes that all take place in the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
When do new episodes of ‘Invincible’ come out?
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodes
Noun
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An egg hunt, face painting, balloon twisting, arts and crafts and vendors round out the day’s events.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Cena won his first WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21 against JBL and followed it with victories over Triple H and Shawn Michaels in consecutive WrestleMania main events.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
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The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There are some mitigating circumstances, including the exit of Slot’s predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, in May.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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The owner does have the theoretical option to try to convince a court that building expenses or other circumstances justify a higher rent increase, but few owners will go to the trouble or expense.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Programming more responsibly and preventing occurrences of triggering gender dysphoria, isolation and the experiences of not being considered on shows is a first step in shifting the culture of toxic treatment of LGBTQ people in reality TV.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Mara, 42, plays Sam Walker, the titular astronaut who, upon returning home from her first space mission, starts witnessing otherworldly occurrences while staying under NASA's care at a remote, high-security safe house.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Episodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodes. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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