episode

[ep-uh-sohd, -zohd] / ˈɛp əˌsoʊd, -ˌzoʊd /

NOUN

adventure; scene

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chapter event experience incident installment matter thing

STRONG

affair business circumstance doings happening interlude occasion occurrence part passage section

WEAK

goings-on what's going down

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

Example Sentences

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This latest episode reflects that divide in stark terms.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Saturday's strike was just the latest episode in the plant's turbulent history.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In the Slate Plus episode: The largest single home sale on record.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Spoiler warning: This story contains details of the outcome of the first episode of Race Across the World.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Tonight’s episode went live at five and usually lasted about an hour.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas