Occasion and Set

Occasion

Occasion verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion

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Set and occasion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Occasion".

Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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Occasion and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasion" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

special	special occasion	special set
particular	particular occasion	particular set
better	better occasion	better set
similar	similar occasion	similar set
Other adjectives: specific, complete, separate, single, great, famous, random, odd, strange, bizarre, last, different, recent, previous.

Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Series set in alternate realities, though they overlap with the main continuity on occasion.

Source: Franchise / Star Trek Novel Verse
For example, on one occasion Sam and Max open a deep manhole and set a banana peel in front of it, presumably to set up the familiar gag for one of Skunkape's minions.

Source: Video Game / Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
While the Doctor only visits Cardiff on occasion (to "refuel" the TARDIS) the first two series of Torchwood are set there.

Source: Aliens in Cardiff

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