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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervened
  1. followed
  2. replaced
  3. succeeded
Verb
  • Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact.
    — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher, and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Freeling replaced Moton after the veteran went down on Sunday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of replaced
Verb
  • He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his Cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.
    — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeeded
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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