Event and Instance

Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Instance and event are semantically related in matter topic. In some cases you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Event and instance are semantically related in matter topic. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun "Instance".

rare	rare event	rare instance
notable	notable event	notable instance
particular	particular event	particular instance
similar	similar event	similar instance
Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, original, single, entire, real, tragic, famous, major, possible, final, minor, funny, later, significant, next, last, latter, biggest.

The first instance you see this event (in the Youth chapter) it will be a choice of what sport you'd like to play.

Source: Video Game / Dr. Health'nstein's Body Fun
Similarly, Scars Are Forever when they represent an important event for a character (for instance, Barbara Gordon's lower body paralysis).

Source: Death by Origin Story
To be clear, this trope doesn't concern every instance of a character curling in a fetal position, most likely after a traumatic event the latter being Troubled Fetal Position.

Source: Fetal Position Rebirth

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