as in to happen
to take place
let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur
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Recent Examples of occur
Advertisement No other cognitive behavioral conditioning occurs on this universal a scale.
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Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 June 2025
The injury occurred in Game 5’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, where Haliburton had just four points in 34 minutes on the floor.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
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Dr. Rami Kaminski, Time, 18 June 2025
In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 June 2025
The injury occurred in Game 5’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, where Haliburton had just four points in 34 minutes on the floor.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occur
happen
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The incident happened on Saturday, June 14, after a group of kids allegedly were playing with gasoline and lighting things on fire in Tremont City, Ohio, WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV and The Springfield News-Sun reported.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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“Occur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occur. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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