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

All of the passengers survived the crash, which occurred roughly 80 miles from the Florida coast Tuesday, according to officials. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 May 2026

The play occurred early in the game as the Fever held a two-point lead. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 3 miles south-southwest of Brawley and occurred at a depth of 5 miles. —Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

Some melting occurred naturally, but the landslide’s force physically severed a massive section of the glacier’s terminus, filling the fjord with a dense slurry of icebergs. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026

The system is similar to how Louisiana's congressional elections previously occurred. —ABC News, 14 May 2026

The Royals had runners on first and second with no outs when the delay occurred. —Lauren Victory, CBS News, 14 May 2026

In their court papers, the Iskander attorneys contend that the 62-year-old Grossman tried to flee the scene and likely would have succeeded had her vehicle not automatically shut down due to it sensing the massive impact that had just occurred. —City News Service, Daily News, 14 May 2026

Prosecutors confirmed, per the statement, that Kolarsky was on his way to work at Silverton Hospital from his residence in the Portland area when the fatal incident occurred. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026