occurred

[uh-kurd] / əˈkɜrd /

VERB

take place, happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

action befall betide chance cook eventuate jell manifest obtain shake smoke

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide precede stop

VERB

come to mind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hit reveal strike

STRONG

expose flash

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose

Example Sentences

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To return to pre-conflict levels will take six months to year, or perhaps even longer, depending on what kind of damage occurred when wells were shut off, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

A police statement said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

One sample period took place before the trial began, and the other occurred near the end of the 4 week intervention.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Finally, she agreed, and on September 10, 1851, married Calvin, breezily admitting that the ceremony occurred on “what was supposed to be the deathbed.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock