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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  1. followed
  2. replaced
  3. succeeded
Verb
  • Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces in Wednesday’s strikes, according to state media.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Get regular brake, tire and filter inspections Brakes, tires and filter frequently wear down and need to be replaced.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Most office buildings have central air conditioning, so the system needs to be replaced with individual heating and cooling systems for each unit.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of replaced
Verb
  • He was succeeded by Sunnei founders Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
  • While Louis van Gaal famously succeeded with a similar move in 2014, such substitutions are often viewed as gimmicks, as taker execution remains paramount.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of succeeded
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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