as in happened
to take place
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Recent Examples of occurred
The area where the shooting occurred is largely commercial, including vehicle service, recycling and trucking companies.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Quatraro said the injury occurred some time before Witt exited in the seventh inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Science is never settled For decades, it was assumed that AHE was always spin-driven and only occurred in magnetic materials.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The fatal accident occurred just blocks from that site.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the latest of several drownings or near-drownings that have occurred off Bean Point, the beach at the northern tip of Anna Maria Island, where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach occurred between April 13 and April 15, 2025, and impacted over 40,000 individuals across the country.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Officials believe the surfer was about 320 feet away from shore when the attack occurred.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The fire is believed to have occurred naturally.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Quatraro said the injury occurred some time before Witt exited in the seventh inning.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Science is never settled For decades, it was assumed that AHE was always spin-driven and only occurred in magnetic materials.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The fatal accident occurred just blocks from that site.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the latest of several drownings or near-drownings that have occurred off Bean Point, the beach at the northern tip of Anna Maria Island, where Tampa Bay meets the Gulf.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The breach occurred between April 13 and April 15, 2025, and impacted over 40,000 individuals across the country.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Officials believe the surfer was about 320 feet away from shore when the attack occurred.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The fire is believed to have occurred naturally.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurred
happened
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Out of 34 matchups between FBS teams that have been played at least 110 times, Mizzou-Kansas is one of two that hasn’t happened the past two seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eight of the top ten drawings happened this decade.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Occurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurred. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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