as in happens
to take place
let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur
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Recent Examples of occurs
El Moussa’s cameo occurs in episode 5 at a donation drive hosted by the O Group at their Orange County office, where the agents round up items to help those impacted by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year.
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Daylight saving time always occurs on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
But, because kidney cancer occurs upstream from the bladder, any pain tends to be located further up the back to one side.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Frost will be more widespread when that occurs.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Why Endometriosis Symptoms Persist After Menopause Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition that occurs when endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Spinal walking occurs in animals that have lost deep pain perception due to spinal cord injury.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Daylight saving time always occurs on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
But, because kidney cancer occurs upstream from the bladder, any pain tends to be located further up the back to one side.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Frost will be more widespread when that occurs.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Why Endometriosis Symptoms Persist After Menopause Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory condition that occurs when endometrial-like tissue grows outside of the uterus.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Spinal walking occurs in animals that have lost deep pain perception due to spinal cord injury.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurs
happens
Verb
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What happens if the enhanced subsidies expire?—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, leaking information about fights, movements, and filming activity happens all the time.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Occurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurs. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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