befalling

present participle of befall

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • What’s happening now simply makes that old equation visible to everyone else.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Venus’s movement into Libra couldn’t be happening at a better time!
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor described her healing process as normal, with swelling occurring around the three- and four-day mark after the procedure.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for the Wisconsin and Minnesota towns that border it.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Befalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befalling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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