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
  • American mahjong follows rules set by the National Mah Jongg League, which introduces new hand combinations every year.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Maryland, like every other state, follows its own specialized accounting rules and definitions.
    — Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of follows
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  • If his vision succeeds, LA28 will not simply crown Olympic champions.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Even if the safety work succeeds, Kokotajlo sees another danger.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • If a cement plant simply replaces fossil fuels with renewable electricity, its emissions can fall substantially.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For manageable balances, couples may want to start by creating a repayment strategy that prioritizes high-rate debt or by exploring a debt consolidation loan that replaces multiple balances with one payment.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of replaces
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“Supervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenes. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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