Event and Thing

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Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

Usage example: dinnertime was devoted to talking over the day's events, not to watching television

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Thing is a synonym for event in occurrence topic. In some cases you can use "Thing" instead the word "Event" as a noun or a pronoun, when it comes to topics like occasion, happen, initiative. popular alternative

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Thing

Thing noun - Something that happens.

Usage example: the burglary was just one of those things that can happen anywhere

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Event is a synonym for thing in incident topic. You can use "Event" instead the word "Thing" as a noun or a pronoun, if it concerns topics such as occasion, act, happen, initiative. popular alternative

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rare	rare event	rare thing
particular	particular event	particular thing
similar	similar event	similar thing
common	common event	common thing
Other adjectives: certain, single, small, actual, entire, real, big, bad, terrible, horrible, important, new, possible, funny, next, strange, last, biggest.

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