as in to happen
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Recent Examples of befall
The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
To get an idea of what befalls small investors trying to sell, take a look at the bond offerings on your brokerage platform.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The sentences were light compared with what would befall Timothy Leary.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
What happened with Nightmare Alley is close to what befell La La Land director Damien Chazelle’s quick-turn follow-up, the Ryan Gosling-led Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
To get an idea of what befalls small investors trying to sell, take a look at the bond offerings on your brokerage platform.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The sentences were light compared with what would befall Timothy Leary.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
What happened with Nightmare Alley is close to what befell La La Land director Damien Chazelle’s quick-turn follow-up, the Ryan Gosling-led Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befall
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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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The litigation is occurring as the WNBPA and WNBA prepare for a potential labor dispute with the CBA set to expire on Oct. 31.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2025
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The most hazardous conditions are expected to occur between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., according to NWS.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befall. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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