OCCURRING (TO) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

occurring (to)

verb

present participle of occur (to)

as in coming (to)

to enter the mind of it didn't occur to me to ask until much later

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striking

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Russia fired more than 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, striking Kyiv and eight other regions, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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