supervening

verb

present participle of supervene
as in following
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 supervening
  1. following
  2. succeeding
Verb
  • Encouraged by his son, Michael, Storch held talks over becoming a minority shareholder at Reading alongside fellow American Rob Couhig, before believing a full takeover of Cardiff City was possible following their relegation to League One.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With King's termination, two Brinker employees have now been fired following the allegations involving Campbell.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of following
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  • However, these attacks do not seem to be succeeding, even when a judge isn’t reviewing documents with his own eyes.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Each succeeding year, exemptions would be extended to more vehicles based on the year they were manufactured.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeding
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“Supervening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervening. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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