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event
/ɪˈvɛnt/
Definition
1
A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.
2
A planned public or social occasion.
3
A single occurrence or incident, often in a sequence.
4
In computing, an action or occurrence recognized by a program or system.
Examples
The office potluck turned into the event of the year when Karen brought her 'experimental' tuna Jell-O salad.
In a plot twist worthy of a soap opera, the wedding event was crashed by the groom's ex-parrot.
Black swan events are like life's way of reminding you that Murphy's Law has a VIP pass.
She treated every coffee spill as a networking event, handing out business cards mid-chaos.