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circumstance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | condition, consideration |
| Type of | information |
| Has types | justification, mitigating circumstance |
circumstance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | context, setting |
| Type of | environment |
| Has types | conditions |
| Derivation | circumstantial |
circumstance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ceremonial occasion, observance, ceremonial, ceremony |
pomp and circumstance.
Examples of circumstance
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Amid the pomp and circumstance of a state visit, the pointed language stood out.
From the stltoday.com
Every transaction in the last five years has come under an unusual circumstance.
From the chron.com
This is an unacceptable circumstance to elevate profits over all other concerns.
From the suntimes.com
In that circumstance, pacemakers do indeed improve and strengthen the heartbeat.
From the abcnews.go.com
The teens said they were moved by the program of military pomp and circumstance.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Of course, that success essentially was based on circumstance rather than merit.
From the dailyherald.com
It was hardly the circumstance he dreamed of, trailing 8-2 in the eighth inning.
From the delawareonline.com
They squandered a windfall and now depict themselves as victims of circumstance.
From the ocregister.com
There is here a very similar circumstance between Syrians fighting off a tyrant.
From the economist.com
- A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
- Context: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
- Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
- Formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"
- (circumstances) fortune: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
- (circumstances) a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances"
- "Circumstance" is an allegorical short story written by American author Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford as a periodical in The Atlantic Monthly in 1860. ...
- (Circumstances (rhetoric)) In journalism, the Five Ws (also known as the Five Ws (and one H), or Six Ws) is a concept in news style, research, and in police investigations that are regarded as basics in information-gathering. It is a formula for getting the "full" story on something. ...
- (Circumstances (song)) "Circumstances" is the second track on progressive rock band Rush's 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account, written by Peart, about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations.
