supervened

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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  • Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Boise State generally made life miserable for Layne, the Idaho Vandals transfer who followed his coach, Jason Eck, from Moscow to Albuquerque.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • He will be replaced by COO Scott Peyree, the company said.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Today, the street has been thoroughly modernized, replaced by a gleaming forest of glass towers housing spacious condos with bird’s-eye views and sky-high prices.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One Vision Chiuri stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, who also took on the responsibility of menswear.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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