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Recent Examples of nonevent
And on Friday, as thousands gathered in the Russian capital for Mr. Navalny’s funeral, cheering his name, official Moscow acted as if the remembrance was a nonevent.
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Oleg Matsnev, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
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Oleg Matsnev, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news.
—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonevent
Noun
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There’s the Hail Mary fiasco and its fallout, but Stevenson also continued to rotate with Smith last season.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Those are problems, not fiascos, and problems happen.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Last month, the EU Commission urged its 450 million citizens to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours in the event of emergencies like cyberattacks, climate disasters, disease and also geopolitical conflicts.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The disaster led to passage of the Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act, which in turn added the miners' surveillance program under the respiratory health division at NIOSH.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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In addition to making this point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lays out in her dissent many of the other absurdities and legal sleights-of-hand that undergird this debacle.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Newsom participated in the debacle at the top, which was caused by a physically declining President Biden insisting on running for reelection.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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The loser of Friday’s game in Atlanta enters the offseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The loser of the 7-8 game then hosts the winner of the 9-10 game with that winner earning the eighth seed.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 15th hole at Augusta National can be the place of heroes and flops.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time?—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two measures were intended to block a total of $8.8 billion in heavy bombs and other munitions to Israel.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs' hopes of a three-peat fizzle earlier this month when the Philadelphia Eagles steamrolled the Chiefs to win the 2025 Super Bowl.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Deal, No Deal While some deals soar and some fizzle, some never go through, ending in the wonderful world of what might have been.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Nonevent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonevent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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