as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
What happened after that was a kind of knitting together.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The incident happened in front of multiple people, according to police.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 May 2025
The idea of a sudden miracle happening is usually coined as the moonshot path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Nowadays if something amazing and magical happened like an American eagle exhaustedly sitting through the reminiscences of his dog friend, there would be iPhone videos from 20 different angles posted all over the internet.
—Bill Prady, Variety, 3 May 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The incident happened in front of multiple people, according to police.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 May 2025
The idea of a sudden miracle happening is usually coined as the moonshot path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Nowadays if something amazing and magical happened like an American eagle exhaustedly sitting through the reminiscences of his dog friend, there would be iPhone videos from 20 different angles posted all over the internet.
—Bill Prady, Variety, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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Witness testimony in the second murder trial of Karen Read will not occur on May 13 as expected, a court spokesperson announced.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The climbers were in the area of North Early Winters Spire when the accident occurred, authorities said.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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Ten blasts were heard near the airport in the Indian Kashmir city of Srinagar and there were explosions in more locations in the contested region, other security officials added.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Ping-pong balls numbered one through 14 are dropped into the hopper and there are a total of 1,001 possible combinations when four balls are drawn out of the 14, regardless of their order of selection.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2025
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Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Additionally, if there are any steps that are confusing, now is the time to do the research or watch a video.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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