as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
This can happen as the body releases hormones like vasopressin that constrict blood vessels and thicken the blood.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
As birds’ traditional resting and nesting spots become inhospitable, a more sobering question is whether improvements can happen rapidly enough.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
What propels the show now is the immediacy, the urgency of being in this setting with what’s happening in American health care right now.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Pluribus did this by simulating what might happen in the game after making different choices.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
As birds’ traditional resting and nesting spots become inhospitable, a more sobering question is whether improvements can happen rapidly enough.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
What propels the show now is the immediacy, the urgency of being in this setting with what’s happening in American health care right now.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Pluribus did this by simulating what might happen in the game after making different choices.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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But Betterton knew his team owed the public transparency on experiments occurring in their area.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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There’s an epic scene in Highest 2 Lowest where a subway chase occurs at the same time as a Puerto Rican Day Parade party.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are still numerous pending investigations and lawsuits against tech companies that the Trump administration hasn't ended, at least not yet.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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Much depends on what happens in the final weeks of the transfer window, but there is still hope Palace can have a successful season again.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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