exciting event

collocation in English

meaningsofexcitingandevent

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exciting
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ɪkˈsaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
making you ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofexcitingandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In order to simulate the first peak, however, we needed to postulate a uniformexcitingeventthat stimulates state transitions.
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The birth of a child is anexcitingevent.
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However, it did occur and it was anexcitingevent.
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When electricity was first produced, it was such anexcitingeventthat its arrival by any means was acceptable.
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When it opens, as it surely will, it will be the mostexcitingeventof the century, in theatre terms, not merely for this country, but for the whole world.
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That is a mostexcitingevent.
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When they did, it was a veryexcitingevent, and it was often war-related.
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Hypomania may also be triggered by the occurrence of a highlyexcitingeventin the patient's situation, such as a substantial financial gain or recognition.
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This is a challenging andexcitingeventand the beautifully decorated boats are shown at their best.
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It was such anexcitingeventthat even the children of that time could remember it later in their adult lives.
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The expansion includes new, state-of-the-art classrooms, changing exhibit space, an off-site rehabilitation and research facility and anexcitingeventcenter for hosting conventions, seminars, weddings and other special events.
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Bull riding is considered to be the most dangerous and surely the mostexcitingeventof rodeos.
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He forgets the exciting events of last night.
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Perhaps many people will regret that such exciting events will not be possible any longer.
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It reminds me, as a barrister, of the exciting events of a trial within a trial which we often have in the courts.
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What other exciting events has he attended since?
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They will have no constituency responsibilities, and they will not go even to the exciting events, let alone the boring ones.
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After a rather quiet night, we come now to the really exciting events of the day.
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Perhaps it is because of these exciting events that there has been a row.
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Looking at the half emptybenches one can conclude that many of us are still under the influence of the exciting events of enlargement, but work must continue.
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