occurred

past tense of occur

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Recent Examples of occurred The area where the shooting occurred is largely commercial, including vehicle service, recycling and trucking companies. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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