as in happening
to take place
let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur
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Recent Examples of occurring
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.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Although they’re typically associated with adults 65 and older, Fonseca is part of a growing trend where more strokes are occurring in younger people.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The acute phase, occurring in the first few weeks to months after infection, often produces mild, flu-like symptoms including fever, fatigue, body aches, and headaches.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Koloma, a natural hydrogen company that does business in Idaho as Cascade Exploration, is looking for naturally occurring underground hydrogen gas in Canyon County.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Boosting vaccination, on the other hand, would prevent it from becoming a regularly occurring infection again.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Stadiums must be domed for the simple reason that the Super Bowl occurring in February, which could be terrible for many of the states that experience rain, snow, and more undesirable weather for playing football.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For example, humpback whale songs increased dramatically over the study period, with detections occurring 34% of days at the beginning to 76% by the end.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Although they’re typically associated with adults 65 and older, Fonseca is part of a growing trend where more strokes are occurring in younger people.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The acute phase, occurring in the first few weeks to months after infection, often produces mild, flu-like symptoms including fever, fatigue, body aches, and headaches.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Koloma, a natural hydrogen company that does business in Idaho as Cascade Exploration, is looking for naturally occurring underground hydrogen gas in Canyon County.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Boosting vaccination, on the other hand, would prevent it from becoming a regularly occurring infection again.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Stadiums must be domed for the simple reason that the Super Bowl occurring in February, which could be terrible for many of the states that experience rain, snow, and more undesirable weather for playing football.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For example, humpback whale songs increased dramatically over the study period, with detections occurring 34% of days at the beginning to 76% by the end.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurring
happening
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Operations need help figuring out what’s happening within an environment.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Occurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurring. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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