as in occurred
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happened
Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
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Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
What happened when Bluebeard fell overboard in the Red Sea?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
This is technically what went down but, unbeknownst to the cartel, a lot more happened behind the scenes.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
In 1970, before all of this happened, what was comedy?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
But none of that would have happened had Florida’s offense shown any sign of life, ever.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
What happened when Bluebeard fell overboard in the Red Sea?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
This is technically what went down but, unbeknownst to the cartel, a lot more happened behind the scenes.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
In 1970, before all of this happened, what was comedy?
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
But none of that would have happened had Florida’s offense shown any sign of life, ever.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happened
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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Happened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happened. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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