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as in cause
someone or something responsible for a result
the missing money proved to be the occasion of much strife between the two brothers
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as in event
something that happens
weddings are generally happy occasions
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as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion
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Recent Examples of occasion
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Hudson, 24, shared a glimpse at how the pair marked the occasion with a post on her Instagram Stories on Friday, March 7.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Justin Guay, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2020
Besides reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100, the song also occasioned one of the wildest moments in pop-culture history.
—Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Deviled eggs and potato salad are the inspiration behind this side dish that feels special for the Easter occasion and will go perfectly with glazed ham.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Hudson, 24, shared a glimpse at how the pair marked the occasion with a post on her Instagram Stories on Friday, March 7.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
This global crisis—like the one occasioned by the novel coronavirus, only more permanently—threatens to shock the global financial system.
—Justin Guay, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2020
Besides reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100, the song also occasioned one of the wildest moments in pop-culture history.
—Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occasion
Noun
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And for the first time in more than two decades, the Israeli military this week deployed tanks to the West Bank.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The order marks the first time the country has ever had a national language.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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This was his opportunity, perhaps his only one, to sign a big contract.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Without the guardrails, Democrats argue that the stopgap measure would give the administration more opportunities to cut federal programs.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The first is a robotic wrap-around vision system that automatically inspects laser welds on door assemblies, identifying both anomalies and their likely causes in production.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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William and his assistants were nonetheless able to build solid pillars of data, mass death broken down into discrete numerals to represent sexes, ages, locations, seasons, years, and causes of mortality, which included starvation, scurvy, dysentery, cholera, typhus, and relapsing fever.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Every March, the Japanese Friendship Garden hosts its annual event when its cherry blossoms are typically in bloom.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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For your final evening on Grand Turk, make a reservation at Secret Garden, an intimate restaurant at the Salt Raker Inn where every sunset is a social event.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That’s what the Dolphins are bringing aboard Wilson to be.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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Joe Thuney brings significant upgrade to line March 5: The Bears haven’t had an offensive lineman named first-team All-Pro since 2006.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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By Gal Beckerman One of the stranger moments among many in yesterday’s White House presser turned grudge match with Volodymyr Zelensky was a query about the Ukrainian president’s outfit.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2025
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Delaying the decision could increase anticipation and deliver a more memorable storyline moment.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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At 6:13 of the period, the Blue Jackets went to the power play with a chance to push the lead to 4-1.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic gave many people more time at home and a chance to rethink their relationship to work.—
Aatish Bhatia,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Games for Change Anima plans to release Take Us North in late 2026 or early 2027, at which point the circumstances migrants face could be even more stark than the ones they’re confronted with now.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Blues did eventually miss the playoffs by one point, and Stastny could’ve made the difference, but the circumstances are not completely alike.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Occasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occasion. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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