Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Reunion and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reunion" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Reunion
Reunion noun - The act of coming together again.
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Synonyms for Reunion
Encounter and reunion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Reunion".
Nearby Word: reunite
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- Their reunion was instead a completely chance encounter without any external engineering.
Source: Webcomic / Punch an' Pie - In the first half of the game, we encounter Dark Kain, and later in the story, we have a surprise reunion with Dark Knight Cecil.
Source: Dark Is Not Evil / Video Games - The Vamp sniper encounter is slightly less offensive than other examples of the trope in that succeeding keeps Emma alive just long enough to have a reunion with her stepbrother Otacon.
Source: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
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