Synonyms of occurred

occurred

verb

past tense of occur

as in happened

to take place

let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• was
• came
• transpired
• did
• befell
• came down
• came about
• passed
• chanced
• came to pass
• went on
• happed
• cooked
• went down
• came off
• betided
• arose
• developed
• resulted
• intervened
• shaped (up)
• rose
• proceeded
• materialized
• came up
• followed
• sprang (up)
• cropped (up)
• fell out
• turned out
• broke
• went off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occurred

The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

The halting of filming comes days after locals in Livingston protested against the film’s production, which has been reported to include an opening scene depicting the fatal ICE shooting of Renée Good that occurred in Minnesota earlier this year. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

The earthquake's epicenter was about 2 miles southeast of Coalinga and occurred at a depth of 8 miles. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

The incident occurred just before noon local time on Saturday in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Hall wrote in his court declaration that the strike occurred in Horenka, which is closer to Kyiv than Hostomel. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

The incident occurred at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, near Irkutsk, according to Russian state media TASS. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

The petition argues that the decision was incorrect because mining hadn’t occurred on the property for years prior to 1976, said the alliance’s attorney, Henry Josefberg. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026