as in to happen
to take place
let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur
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Women can experience perimenopause symptoms for years before officially hitting menopause, which occurs, on average, at around age 51.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Five of those exits occurred within the past year alone, including Kyle Kosic, who oversaw infrastructure before jumping to OpenAI in mid-2024, and Christian Szegedy, a former Google engineer who left last February.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Most infections have occurred in unvaccinated children and teens, according to state data.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Five of those exits occurred within the past year alone, including Kyle Kosic, who oversaw infrastructure before jumping to OpenAI in mid-2024, and Christian Szegedy, a former Google engineer who left last February.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Most infections have occurred in unvaccinated children and teens, according to state data.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for occur
happen
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The organoids showed cell death, inflammation and glial scarring, closely mimicking what happens in the human body after severe injury.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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However, this only happens in a biosphere that’s saturated with life; there is no guarantee that most inhabited planets would have had this occur.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Occur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occur. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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