Thesaurus results for CONTINGENCIES

contingencies

noun

plural of contingency

as in possibilities

something that might happen agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency

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something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection

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Recent Examples of contingencies In real life, contingencies abound. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 Think of contingencies as conditions that must be met before the sale becomes legally final. — Jason Peters, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 That’s true even when proceeds are held in escrow (exceptions can apply if the escrow is tied to contingencies), or when payment is deferred. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Davis said events of that scale require planning months — sometimes a year — in advance, with contingencies built into nearly every scenario. — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Vestal said nothing unexpected occurred during the burn because crews had planned for contingencies. — Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Lastly, the Bengals have traditionally rolled over cap space to the next season while also allocating a portion, before the year, to practice squad elevations, injury contingencies and reserves. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Such a system would be very attractive for disaster relief and even more so for the US and allied militaries, which currently spend a great deal of time and effort maintaining supply depots around the world to prepare for future contingencies. — David Szondy june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026 John Scott, Brevard County’s Emergency Management Director said he — and other emergency managers across the state — plan multiple contingencies as a storm develops. — Zach Covey, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026

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Noun

Overcome Didier Deschamps’ side on July 9 – a tall order at the moment given how good Les Bleus look – and heads will be spinning at the possibilities that could await.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Canada getting out of the group stage, complete with one of the World Cup’s great barnstorming performances against Qatar, led an entire nation still curious about the sport to buy into this team’s possibilities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of possibilities

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Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The bill restricts adversarial foreign nations from maintaining significant investments in agricultural land and property near military bases, among other provisions.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of provisions

Noun

The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of events

Noun

For sure, the old philosophy that all athletes with heart conditions should not play competitive sports is outdated and not correct.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

Counties investigate these cases, and officials acknowledge that fraud exists, but neither the state nor local property appraisers publish verifiable statewide fraud statistics.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of cases

Noun

News to know now The Supreme Court said Texas can enforce age verification and parental consent requirements for most apps while those rules are being challenged as a free-speech violation.

— Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Threatening to limit mail-in voting, adding ridiculous ID requirements, or staging thugs at polling places are other possible ways to convince you to stay home.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026

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