supervened

Definition of supervenednext
past tense of supervene
as in followed
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

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  • Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • Vince Galante replaced former head of Jeep design Mark Allen in 2023.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • Jeffs succeeded his father, Rulon Jeffs, who was the head of the organization from 1986 until his death in 2002, per CNN.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • New York batters failed on two robot umpire challenges and have succeeded on two of their last 13 attempts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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