Event and Operation

Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Operation and event are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operation" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Operation noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

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Event and operation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun "Operation".

special	special event	special operation
particular	particular event	particular operation
similar	similar event	similar operation
current	current event	current operation
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, huge, important, new, major, final, minor, titular, last, upcoming, biggest.

If there's a major operation or event (the eruption, a lava flow, the controlled detonation, etc), almost guaranteed someone's going to die in it.

Source: Film / Volcano
No Sell: "UN Intervention" lets a player play a card with the opponent's event on it without the event going off - the card gets discarded and the player gets the operation points.

Source: Tabletop Game / Twilight Struggle
This event is treated as a very delicate operation, something in which any wrong move might inadvertently set off the warhead, giving everyone in the area a scare when they think it is starting up.

Source: Artistic License Nuclear Physics

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