supervenes

present tense third-person singular of supervene
as in follows
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

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Verb
  • Romeo Beckham’s appearance in a leather flight jacket with matching leather trousers follows his previous modeling turns for Balenciaga (spring summer 2025) and Versace (fall winter 2025).
    Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The eight-episode thriller, which premieres September 19 on ViX, follows Nolasco Black (Bichir), a forensic dentist investigating brutal murders in 19th century Veracruz who discovers evidence that the infamous London killer has crossed the Atlantic.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In my experience, digital transformation succeeds when technology serves a clear operational need.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Bourne attempts to help Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), an English journalist who claims to have information about Blackbriar, Treadstone’s successor program, but succeeds only in getting CIA assassins on their tails.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Butani also introduced a process called megacasting, which replaces 100 small parts with one larger aluminum part to reduce manufacturing emissions.
    Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Sliding left and right replaces dedicated back and forward controls, but sliding isn't as reliable as just tapping a button.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Supervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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