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circumstance

[sur-kuhm-stans, -stuhns] / ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns, -stəns /
NOUN
situation, condition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident action case cause coincidence crisis detail event fact factor fate incident matter occurrence status thing time
STRONG
adjunct affair article concern contingency destiny doom element episode exigency feature fortuity go happening happenstance intervention item juncture kismet lot occasion particular phase place point portion proviso respect scene stipulation supervention
WEAK
Moira where it's at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
plan
STRONG
whole

Example Sentences

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And since losses from some of those shorts could be unlimited, the covering of those positions could trigger a stampede of buying, a circumstance known on Wall Street as a short squeeze.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Some are capitalists, some are communists, but we’re all Cubans, divided by chance, circumstance and the sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Regardless of your economic circumstance, everybody wants to keep their cellphone on.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Jo Boydell, CEO of Travelodge, said: "I apologise to all of those people that have had a frightening circumstance."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

When I look at what seemed at first a highly improbable circumstance, it all seems so amazingly logical.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers