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
  • Angela followed the immigration agent to retrieve Carlos’ luggage.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago residents followed in the 1960s.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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  • The House is expected to come back early next week to take up the Senate deal, which includes five spending bills but stripped out a bipartisan bill funding DHS until September and replaced it with a two-week bill.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • City Manager Doug Dunford said the city replaced lighting on all four fields to qualify for a grant from the Turlock Irrigation District.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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  • His final day is on Friday, when he will be succeeded by Ronald Hicks.
    Timothy Cardinal Dolan, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This was a moment Greco pushed for and succeeded.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Supervened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervened. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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