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
  • After shift supervisor would come shift manager, followed by assistant manager, followed by manager, district manager.
    Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Pritchard followed with clutch 3-pointers to send Boston into the fourth quarter with a 79-74 lead.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • Saving the night sky is more an investment over time as light fixtures are updated, old lighting is replaced with LEDs and motion timers are installed.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Cora, who was an infielder on the Red Sox 2007 World Series championship team and managed them to a franchise-record 108 wins and another title in ‘18, will be replaced on an interim basis by Chad Tracy.
    Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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  • Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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