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encounter
noun as in brief or unexpected meeting
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in fight, argument
verb as in happen upon
Strongest matches
bear, bump into, come across, come upon, confront, detect, experience, face, find, meet, run into, suffer, turn up
Weak matches
alight upon, chance upon, cross the path, fall in with, hit upon, meet up with, rub eyeballs, run across, run smack into
Example Sentences
The encounter was part of what Jurado described as her “listening tour,” which she credits for her victory and which she plans to continue after her swearing-in.
The men lured to Buck’s apartment, who were often homeless and addicted, were plied with drugs during the encounters and were often offered extra money if they allowed Buck to inject them with drugs.
After he was elected in 2016, Trump met with then-President Obama in the Oval Office for 90 minutes, an encounter that Obama’s advisors described at the time as less awkward than expected.
The mother and child, who have asked to remain anonymous, were making the half-mile journey home from football training on Thursday evening when they encountered the man.
"It's another game, another week at least but you obviously carry a bit of animosity from previous encounters."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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