Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of occurs Yet because the brain disease can be diagnosed only after death, conclusions from previous studies were marred by selection bias — a systematic error that occurs when those chosen for analysis do not properly represent the target population. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 For additional protection, consider an identity theft protection service which offers identity monitoring, alerts about suspicious activity and access to restoration specialists if identity theft occurs. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 That occurs after life-sustaining care has been withdrawn and now accounts for about half of organ donations. — Rob Stein, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 Leigh-Anne Krometis, a professor of biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech, said enterococcus bacteria naturally occurs in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Of course, all of this occurs against the backdrop of the 2026 midterm election, now less than a week away. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The anomalous Hall effect (AHE) occurs when an electric current flows through a magnetic material and creates a voltage across it. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 However, its point of greatest eclipse occurs just a few miles from Thebes, the magnificent religious and political capital of ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Consequently, even if a down cycle occurs, it is not expected to show the same sharp decline seen in the past. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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happens

Verb

But what happens when the season shifts, when the cloying good cheer of—groan—the holiday season comes with its candy stripes and jingle bells and partridges in pear trees?

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, energy production happens at the cellular level exactly where it’s needed, which is part of the reason why the body is so energy efficient.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026