Synonyms of occurs

occurs

verb

present tense third-person singular of occur

as in happens

to take place

let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes
• transpires
• does
• befalls
• comes down
• passes
• comes about
• comes off
• goes on
• goes down
• comes to pass
• chances
• cooks
• haps
• arises
• rises
• develops
• betides
• materializes
• intervenes
• shapes (up)
• proceeds
• follows
• crops (up)
• springs (up)
• comes up
• results
• breaks
• turns out
• falls out
• goes off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occurs

More often, meaningful disruption occurs when technologies are combined with new workflows, business models, and institutional changes that fundamentally alter how work is organized. — Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

The Associated Press says that an El Niño is a natural temporary warming that occurs in the Pacific Ocean. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Brain freeze occurs more frequently in people who consume cold foods or beverages rapidly, and therefore the sensation can be prevented by slowing consumption. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

As the peak of the meteor shower occurs during a new moon, conditions are ideal for seeing the peak, notes Royal Museums Greenwich. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, all AnyTimers cocktail manufacturing still occurs at Payette in Boise. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

That makes three total solar eclipses within just 710 days — something that only occurs every 18 years. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The only difference between delta-8 and delta-9 is that the location of a double chemical bond occurs on the eighth carbon atom versus the ninth. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026

When the hydrogen plasma reaches 150 million degrees Celsius (more than 300 million degrees Fahrenheit), fusion occurs. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026