Thesaurus results for OCCURS

occurs

verb

present tense third-person singular of occur

as in happens

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

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Recent Examples of occurs Heatstroke occurs when the body’s natural cooling system fails and core temperatures climb to 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 State law bars using the fund for anything other than workers’ comp claims and costs, and while DIR calls the practice standard and says reimbursement occurs, the department has declined to demonstrate it. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This way of handling stress occurs when someone acts calm, appeases the threatening person and retreats to de-escalate the situation. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Because the eclipse also occurs close to Earth’s equator, observers remain inside the moon’s shadow for more than six minutes. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 This agenda would align financial incentives so that prevention and early intervention are rewarded as consistently as treatment after illness occurs. — Pooja Kumar, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Remember that the most amount of benefit occurs when going from none or little exercise to just a bit more. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Although scromiting typically occurs from excessive cannabis usage, there isn’t an exact daily dosage known to trigger the condition. — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 As the peak of the meteor shower occurs during a new moon, conditions are ideal for seeing the peak, notes Royal Museums Greenwich. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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happens

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When your braking system is working optimally, much of the shock absorption happens in the larger posterior chain muscles of the back of your body — specifically your lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
And as that happens, financing and scale begin to matter more than owning the frontier model itself.

— Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026