Thesaurus results for OCCURRED

occurred

verb

past tense of occur

as in happened

to take place let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur

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Recent Examples of occurred More than six weeks later, authorities are still investigating and have given no public indication that a crime occurred. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The proposal is expected to relate to convictions that occurred within the last 10 years. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 People were working at the facility at the time of the explosion, which occurred during an employee shift change, Armstrong noted. — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Conversely, online growth after an opening may be mistaken for a halo effect, even though some of it would have occurred anyway. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026 The first occurred as Cronenworth tried to score on a Ty France single with one out. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 The earthquake's epicenter was approximately 4 miles northwest of Avenal and occurred at a depth of 6 miles. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The most recent occurred approximately 631,000 years ago, while its latest lava flow took place about 70,000 years ago. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Dyer’s co-worker Bell Hill told Hawaii News Now that Dyer was having a meal when the attack occurred. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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happened

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The league cannot say with certainty whether the feat happened before 1901 due to a lack of game logs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Nurses perform serial neurological examinations, manage drains and catheters, titrate pain medication, mobilize patients early, watch for the subtle signs of complication, and educate families who are still processing what just happened.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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