as in happened
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Recent Examples of befallen
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.
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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
Of course, this is all assuming that the Buccaneers actually release Sanders, and given the wave of injuries that has befallen their secondary, that is no sure thing.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 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
Those words euphemize a cascade of traumas that have befallen higher education since Inauguration Day.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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
Of course, this is all assuming that the Buccaneers actually release Sanders, and given the wave of injuries that has befallen their secondary, that is no sure thing.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 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
Those words euphemize a cascade of traumas that have befallen higher education since Inauguration Day.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befallen
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What happened next, according to first responders, Jasper's aunt Amber Rosen, churchgoers, hospital officials and family members of those impacted, is a blur of violence and terror with the pop-pop-pop of an assault weapon and thick black smoke from fire hanging in the air.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Canes have beaten Florida and Florida State in back-to-back years; that hasn’t happened since 2001-04.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once you’re done sucking away all that excess hair, use the detachable clipper to trim the hair without being tethered by a cord.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The agents were reportedly performing a routine patrol in Broadview, a suburb of Chicago, when the alleged assault occurred.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Witnesses told police that the shooting occurred after two parties apparently disagreed about exchanging car insurance information following a minor accident.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Befallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befallen. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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