as in occurred
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happened
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.
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
The film has included the more sensitive images of the anti-lockdown protests, but seems unwilling or incapable to confront what happened next.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The incident happened just before the broadcaster was set to call Sunday’s game between the Colts and Las Vegas Raiders.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
Over the past year, a lot has happened in the form of recovery for these towns dotting the mountains of Western North Carolina.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just about what’s happened.
—Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
What happened between Scott Borchetta and Taylor Swift?
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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
The film has included the more sensitive images of the anti-lockdown protests, but seems unwilling or incapable to confront what happened next.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
The incident happened just before the broadcaster was set to call Sunday’s game between the Colts and Las Vegas Raiders.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
Over the past year, a lot has happened in the form of recovery for these towns dotting the mountains of Western North Carolina.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
This isn’t just about what’s happened.
—Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
What happened between Scott Borchetta and Taylor Swift?
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happened
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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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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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According to its website, there was a buzz about Dave’s from the start.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even though there was a collection of quarterbacks to start games between the Bernie Kosar era and the 1996 relocation, this is where the quarterback wilderness count usually begins.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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