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to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Recent Examples of befallen
Varma was determined to see Tweety avoid a fate that had befallen so many chicks at the farm both before and since that fateful day.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Film School paid $1 million to resolve a federal audit in 2020, but avoided the stiffer penalties that have befallen other for-profit colleges accused of fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert appeared on each other’s shows last night, using both opportunities to reflect on the recent chaos that has befallen late-night TV.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Xayavong had befallen the same fate and was found about a week later in a Coon Rapids storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Consequences have befallen others who have made controversial comments in the aftermath of Kirk's death.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
That is the fate that seems to have befallen the capsules scattered around the world and at the MoMA.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
This made many scientists confident that large catastrophes hadn’t befallen our planet in the past, and, thus, were also unlikely to occur in the future.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Los Angeles Film School paid $1 million to resolve a federal audit in 2020, but avoided the stiffer penalties that have befallen other for-profit colleges accused of fraud.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert appeared on each other’s shows last night, using both opportunities to reflect on the recent chaos that has befallen late-night TV.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Xayavong had befallen the same fate and was found about a week later in a Coon Rapids storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Consequences have befallen others who have made controversial comments in the aftermath of Kirk's death.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The same fate that has befallen so many local-news outlets has neutered the TTT as well.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
That is the fate that seems to have befallen the capsules scattered around the world and at the MoMA.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
This made many scientists confident that large catastrophes hadn’t befallen our planet in the past, and, thus, were also unlikely to occur in the future.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befallen
Verb
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And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Getting a deal done would arguably be even more difficult for Buffalo given that the Bills and Dolphins play in the same division (AFC East) and square off twice every regular season.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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True North maintained Atlanta’s records upon purchasing the Thrashers in 2011 — just as the Coyotes had done when the original Jets franchise moved to Phoenix.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Befallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befallen. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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