occur
verb (used without object), oc·curred, oc·cur·ring.
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materialize, develop, appear, show, transpire, ensue, exist, result, arise, go, follow, strike, reveal, hit, befall, eventuate, manifest, action, chance, smokeExamples from the Web for occurred
Contemporary Examples of occurred
We can construct excuses based on the evil that occurred September 11th.
The most violent offense committed by Wahlberg occurred on the night of April 8, 1988.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap SheetMarlow Stern
December 7, 2014
As I talked with her, it occurred to me that my election was about much more than me.
It took me a few days but I eventually told him what had occurred.
Tellingly, but not coincidentally, the greatest expansion of Medicaid has occurred in Deep Blue America.
Historical Examples of occurred
The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
It occurred to him that he could sell them at a market store in the village.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
As these occurred, a rustling and a murmur expressed the subdued applause.
A sudden memory of words that Viviette had used the day before occurred to him.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
The last of these, our guide said, had occurred about five moons before.