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Synonyms

occurred

American  
[uh-kurd] / əˈkɜrd /

adjective

  1. 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.

  2. having appeared or presented itself.

    The area is a naturally occurred sand dune system covering two square kilometers.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of occur.

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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Newsletter writer Robert Prechter correctly predicted the epic bull market in 1982 but then multiple wipeouts that never occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

More infections occurred after a wake for the second patient who got sick.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

They allege the second black out occurred because the crew was relying on a flushing pump to supply fuel to two of the ship's generators.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The last seven weeks it traded within the combined 50% advance that occurred during the weeks ending March 13 and March 20.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

For a split second it occurred to me that the picture might actually be of her.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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