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Recent Examples of occurred
However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 7 miles north-northeast of Julian and occurred at a depth of 10 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This allegedly occurred because Alderon was anything but conciliatory.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Sep. 2025
The armed robbery occurred on May 10 in the 2700 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue, according to spokeswoman Kristy Wells of the Fullerton Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Two similar robberies reportedly occurred later the same day, police noted.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The three shootings occurred late at night and no one was injured in any of the shootings.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The area where the shooting occurred is largely commercial, including vehicle service, recycling and trucking companies.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The incident occurred just before half distance in the Zandvoort race, during the safety car period that followed Lewis Hamilton’s solo crash, with Sainz trying to pass Lawson for seventh place at the outside of the track’s Tarzan Turn 1.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 7 miles north-northeast of Julian and occurred at a depth of 10 miles.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This allegedly occurred because Alderon was anything but conciliatory.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Sep. 2025
The armed robbery occurred on May 10 in the 2700 block of West Orangethorpe Avenue, according to spokeswoman Kristy Wells of the Fullerton Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Two similar robberies reportedly occurred later the same day, police noted.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The three shootings occurred late at night and no one was injured in any of the shootings.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
The area where the shooting occurred is largely commercial, including vehicle service, recycling and trucking companies.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurred
happened
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Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is mirroring exactly what happened with Mugen Train, and those audience scores are currently sitting at a 99%.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Occurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occurred. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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