SUPERVENED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

supervened

verb

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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Another 24 new releases are lined up for the rest of the year; most of them originals (20) followed by new seasons (3) and a saga.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
What followed was a difficult stretch, with works by Cy Twombly, George Condo, Alberto Giacometti, and Lucian Freud among those failing to find buyers.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

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On top of that, Netflix last week announced plans to lay off around 1,000 employees, or 6% of its workforce, and replaced its chief content officer.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Utah replaced goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka with Sebastian Cossa late in the second period.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of replaced

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Eventually, in 1914, Jo succeeded in publishing Vincent’s letters in an ambitious three-volume book, which today is considered one of the most revealing and important works of art history.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Fo succeeded at making the reservation, although the entire ordeal surely took longer than if Van Horn had picked up the phone himself and talked to the karaoke bar himself.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

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