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circumstance

noun
  1. Existing surroundings that affect an activity. Often used in plural: condition (used in plural), environment. Slang: scene. See be
  2. One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it: detail, fact, factor, particular. See real
  3. Something that happens: event, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen
  4. Something significant that happens: development, episode, event, happening, incident, news, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen

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