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as in possibility
something that might happen
officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent, no matter how improbable
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as in random
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as in probable
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as in dependent
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as in conditional
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Recent Examples of contingent
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
For the anti-Wikipedia contingent, however, such efforts are evidence that the site has been taken over by the left.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s status as speaker is contingent upon keeping Trump happy.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
On the other is a growing contingent of investors who suspect that Redstone enriched herself at their expense.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
For the anti-Wikipedia contingent, however, such efforts are evidence that the site has been taken over by the left.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Those contingent experiences mattered a lot more for males than females, the researchers reported last week in the journal Science, suggesting that competition magnifies the importance of luck.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s status as speaker is contingent upon keeping Trump happy.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingent
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led the delegations that met at the Diriyah Palace in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Prince Joachim and Princess Marie live with their kids in the United States and traveled to Canada to support the Danish delegation at the seventh cycle of the international adaptive sports tournament for veterans that Prince Harry launched in 2014 as a means for healing.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In March, a California Judge will decide whether to commute the brothers sentences' of life in prison without the possibility of parole, potentially paving the way for their release.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Quite frankly, the deal between the Mets and Alonso felt forced and there is a high possibility Alonso revisits the free agent market prior to the 2026 season to seek more money and the Blue Jays would be able to afford his asking price.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the early 20th century, physicists wanted to study Brownian motion, the random movement of particles in a liquid or gas.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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While there are countless wormholes to be dragged into on a player’s Baseball Reference page, many of them can be pushed aside with the explanation that the reasoning for a level of success (or lack thereof) is due to the sample size making those results random.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Rockies probable pitchers: RHP Gabriel Hughes, RHP Diego Castillo, RHP Angel Chivilli, LHP Jefry Yan, LHP Evan Justice, RHP Zach Agnos, RHP Tommy Doyle. Want more Rockies news?—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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Interchangeable white male actors play the series’ leftist punching bags, veterans who got radicalized after their tours overseas; there’s no sympathy for their probable PTSD and feelings of abandonment and frustration for serving in forever wars.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Saudi Arabia remains the world's largest oil exporter and many of our allies are heavily dependent on Saudi oil.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bloys was clear, however, that WBD wasn’t entirely dependent on Rowling for the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The project proposed by M/I Homes of Chicago requires rezoning, a conditional use permit and preliminary plat approval from the city before the 12-acre site at 1151 E. Warrenville Road can be transformed into into the new Northwoods residential community targeted at professionals and empty-nesters.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Zoetis noted that conditional approvals are usually granted in emergencies or special circumstances.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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It's expected to include sketches and musical performances and will be a three-hour live event, double the amount of time of a normal SNL show.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sherman and Yang will be on hand this weekend when SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sunday (Feb. 16) during a three-hour live retrospective event, SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which will air on NBC at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Peacock.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the emphasis on centralized hydrogen hubs is giving way to onsite and distributed hydrogen production, a more practical approach for businesses looking to decarbonize without relying on extensive infrastructure.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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View Comments Michael Boone, Nvidia’s manager for trustworthy AI product, said the company is committed to building AI products not just for corporate customers, but to also foster practical applications for the technology.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Contingent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingent. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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