Emergency and Odds

Emergency

Emergency noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.

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Odds and emergency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Odds" instead a noun "Emergency".

Nearby Words: emergence, emergent

Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.

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Emergency and odds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emergency" instead a noun "Odds".

long	long emergency	long odds
similar	similar emergency	similar odds
specific	specific emergency	specific odds
complete	complete emergency	complete odds
Other adjectives: single, actual, large, great, serious, huge, little, last, greatest.

So even in the event of a dire national emergency, the odds of being recalled to duty shrink dramatically the longer you've been retired.

Source: Resignations Not Accepted
Emergency Weapon: People who work for the Trader have enough hidden odds and ends to make a door breaching charge.

Source: Literature / Deathlands
Or if it doesn't fall, it makes ominous, creaking noises, or has a tendency to get stuck between floors - the odds of the last increases during an emergency situation.

Source: Evil Elevator

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