as in happened
to take place
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Recent Examples of occurred
At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Garret Headrick, 27, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a domestic violence incident that occurred in Surprise in October 2024, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Back then, system failure occurred in the space of twenty-four hours.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located about 5 miles northwest of Pinnacles and occurred at a depth of just 3 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Border Patrol said that one incident occurred at a laundromat on Pulaski Road, where agents were conducting immigration enforcement.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Lastly, is that large scale sell-offs do still trigger additional liquidations and margin calls, such as the issues that occurred at Binance during the sell-off, leading the firm to reimburse customers in excess of $400 million.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
And before the events occurred, Mark Ruffalo took to Instagram to share his support for the protests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Garret Headrick, 27, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a domestic violence incident that occurred in Surprise in October 2024, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Back then, system failure occurred in the space of twenty-four hours.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located about 5 miles northwest of Pinnacles and occurred at a depth of just 3 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The Border Patrol said that one incident occurred at a laundromat on Pulaski Road, where agents were conducting immigration enforcement.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Lastly, is that large scale sell-offs do still trigger additional liquidations and margin calls, such as the issues that occurred at Binance during the sell-off, leading the firm to reimburse customers in excess of $400 million.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
And before the events occurred, Mark Ruffalo took to Instagram to share his support for the protests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurred
happened
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And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Occurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurred. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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