Episode and Issue

Episode

Episode noun - Something that happens.

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Issue and episode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Episode".

Nearby Words: episodic, episodically

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Episode and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Episode" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

special	special episode	special issue
particular	particular episode	particular issue
following	following episode	following issue
original	original episode	original issue
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, infamous, new, early, final, later, next, last, different, recent, earlier, previous, fifth, seventh, second-to-last.

However the episode or issue need not be all set in the universe's past to qualify, so long as exploring that past is the point.

Source: Origins Episode
Sakura from the Cardcaptor Sakura anime and manga kicks her older brother in the shin with her rollerblades in the first issue/episode, as well as a couple other times in other episodes.

Source: Little Girls Kick Shins
The Transformers Wiki has a "Transformers References" section for every episode or issue.

Source: Internal Homage

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Issue and Episode. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/episode/issue

Episode & Issue. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/episode/issue>.

Issue or Episode. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/episode/issue.

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