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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Verb
  • Schwarber followed with a 427-foot drive that landed near the back of the second deck in right field to put the United States on top 3-1.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In the days that followed QueenEr’Re's shooting, which captured the attention of city leaders, a mobile camera unit on a trailer was parked at the playground.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
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  • In 1987, Route 66 was officially decommissioned by the United States Highway System after it was replaced by the contemporary Interstate Highway System.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But even in 2000 when Hope VI grants allowed for Laurel Homes to be replaced, residents were distrustful, in part, because only 1,100 units were going up.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
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  • Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has most Americans changing clocks twice a year, the political moves necessary to change the system haven't succeeded because opinions on the issue and its potential impacts are sharply divided.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • This is a big departure and proof that Apple has really succeeded in leveraging its own ecosystem, with this traditional iPhone chip working across its operating systems.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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