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Moira

[moi-ruh] / ˈmɔɪ rə /
NOUN
circumstance
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
where it's at
Antonyms
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plan
STRONG
whole
NOUN
doom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calamity cataclysm catastrophe disaster downfall
STRONG
annihilation circumstance conclusion condemnation death decree destination destiny destruction end foreordination fortune judgment karma kismet lot opinion portion predestination predetermination ruin sentence tragedy verdict
WEAK
Judgment Day fixed future handwriting on the wall lap of the gods way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blessing boon good fortune good luck happiness miracle success
STRONG
beginning birth commencement start

Example Sentences

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Bouma, working with Moira Jardine of the University of St Andrews, focused on an unusual class of M dwarfs known as complex periodic variables.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

In his email to members on Saturday, MacAskill also said the party would continue to support Salmond's widow Moira in court action against the Scottish government.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Paul McManus, drummer with the Scottish band Gun and a supporter of Scottish Labour, has now said he will fund the action after Salmond's widow Moira agreed to transfer the legal rights of the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Moira survived displacement by turning it into theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

I must have been there three weeks when Moira came.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood