Context and Incident

Context

Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Incident and context are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incident" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Incident noun - Something that happens.

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Context and incident are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Context" instead a noun "Incident".

particular	particular context	particular incident
similar	similar context	similar incident
specific	specific context	specific incident
certain	certain context	certain incident
Other adjectives: current, original, actual, real, serious, little, humorous, dramatic, further, unrelated, unusual, hilarious, different, earlier, previous, prior, historical.

The 47 Ronin: As part of the In Spite of a Nail, this incident still occurs, but in this context, it is instead mourned primarily as a waste of good men.

Source: Manga / Ooku
The context of the incident is itself not known, but nor is when it happened ever mentioned.

Source: Series / Jersey Shore
A Noodle Incident is when the context behind something is left to the viewers' imagination.

Source: Makes Just as Much Sense in Context

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