occurred
Americanadjective
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having happened or taken place.
With this pause feature on the timer, you don't have to reset your current session because of any occurred interruption.
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having appeared or presented itself.
The area is a naturally occurred sand dune system covering two square kilometers.
verb
Etymology
Origin of occurred
First recorded in 1890–95; occur + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; occur + -ed 1 for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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The Sydney Swans confirmed an incident involving an unspecified number of players had occurred in the hours after the team's win at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
According to research conducted by Brad Cornell, who was a professor emeritus of financial economics at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, the majority of the market’s biggest one-day spikes occurred during bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
In those simulations, the tipping point occurred at approximately 2.5°C of global warming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
"What we do know is three incidents occurred that shouldn't have occurred. We need to understand why."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It has never occurred to me that I could create a phrase.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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