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occur

Definition for occur

verb as in take place, happen

Strongest matches

appear, arise, crop up, develop, ensue, exist, follow, go, materialize, result, show, take place, transpire

Strong matches

action, befall, betide, chance, cook, eventuate, jell, manifest, obtain, shake, smoke

Weak matches

be found, be present, come about, come off, come to pass, eventualize, present itself, turn out, turn up

verb as in come to mind

Strongest matches

hit, reveal, strike

Strong matches

Weak matches

come to one, cross one's mind, dawn on, go through one's head, offer itself, present itself, spring to mind, suggest itself

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Example Sentences

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Researchers at the University of Sydney have revealed a brainstem network that manages pain differently depending on where it occurs in the body.

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According to the American Heart Association's 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough oxygen-rich blood to sustain the body's organs.

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Mr Miller said there were cameras monitoring possible landslides but it was hard to say how the situation occurred.

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The deaths occurred in two separate accidents since Friday.

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"Changes in the retinal blood vessels often mirror changes occurring throughout the body's small vessels," she explains.

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