as in happening
to take place
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Recent Examples of occurring
According to the study, this happened before when single cells evolved to become multi-cellular organisms and social insects evolved into ultra-cooperative colonies, although biologists have been skeptical that such a transition is occurring in humans.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This peak, occurring periodically throughout the sun’s 11-year cycle, represents an increase in solar events like coronal mass ejections and solar flares.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Russia's forcible transfer and reeducation of Ukrainian children, and in some cases militarization of them, is occurring at a much larger scale than was previously known, the lab's investigators found.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Surprisingly, the analysis also suggested that the genus-level extinction rates appear to have begun declining, with the fastest extinction rates occurring in the decades 1870s, 1890s and 1900s.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This peak, occurring periodically throughout the sun’s 11-year cycle, represents an increase in solar events like coronal mass ejections and solar flares.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Russia's forcible transfer and reeducation of Ukrainian children, and in some cases militarization of them, is occurring at a much larger scale than was previously known, the lab's investigators found.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Surprisingly, the analysis also suggested that the genus-level extinction rates appear to have begun declining, with the fastest extinction rates occurring in the decades 1870s, 1890s and 1900s.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurring
happening
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There's a productivity revolution happening right now, and generative AI is at its center.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Analysts noted important differences in the spectacle of the military parade in Beijing and the current exercises happening with the US and its allies.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Occurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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