occasion
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(verb) give occasion to |
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Related Words: cause, do, inspire, make |
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(noun) reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" |
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Related Words: ground, reason |
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(noun) an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" |
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Related Words: chance, cut-rate sale, opportunity, sale, sales event |
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(noun) the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday" |
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Related Words: time |
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(noun) an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
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Synonyms: juncture |
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Related Words: climax, conjuncture, crisis, flood tide, happening, head, landmark, milestone, natural event, occurrence, pass, straits, turning point |
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(noun) a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair" |
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Synonyms: affair, social occasion |
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Related Words: celebration, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, party, social event |
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