occurring

present participle of occur

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of occurring Attendees watched a video feed of the exercise occurring nearby on Pendleton’s Red Beach while a narrator gave a play-by-play of the action over a loudspeaker. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025 Muscha added that the threat of frost is occurring a little later than normal this year. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 Now, high-precision GPS and other geophysical data reveal rebound occurring over decades, even years. Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 The doctor described her healing process as normal, with swelling occurring around the three- and four-day mark after the procedure. Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for the Wisconsin and Minnesota towns that border it. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurring
happening
Verb
  • There’s been a misguided assertion that what’s happening with ICE is only a Latino issue, but ICE’s bombardment of both Black and Brown communities in Chicago demonstrates otherwise.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Have those conversations started about the possibility of those films still happening or not?
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Occurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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