supervenes

verb

present tense third-person singular of supervene
as in follows
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. follows
  2. succeeds
  3. replaces
Verb
  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of follows
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  • In many of the later versions, Sita remains safe within the boundary, and Ravana succeeds in abducting her only after inducing her to cross it.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The British executive succeeds Axel Keller, who is stepping down after more than five years with the company.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • Proposition 5 amends California’s Constitution to change how recall elections work, severing the recall vote from who replaces the official in office.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The brand's new Bitwater replaces the lower water heater element in your existing tank.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of replaces
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“Supervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenes. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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