as in to occur
to take place
did anything exciting happen over the summer?
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Recent Examples of happen
But in that backyard, in our home, so many things have happened.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
A lot of character growth happens offscreen, and the romantic relationships feel arbitrary more than anything else — necessary on the page for marketing a TV show, but mostly incidental to what makes people want to watch this one in the first place.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
One of my favorite scenes happens early in the film with Nico Hiraga and this wonderful actress, Hannah Pilkes.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
With a change of administrations happening this year, President Donald Trump’s speech in March will not technically be a State of the Union.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
A lot of character growth happens offscreen, and the romantic relationships feel arbitrary more than anything else — necessary on the page for marketing a TV show, but mostly incidental to what makes people want to watch this one in the first place.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
One of my favorite scenes happens early in the film with Nico Hiraga and this wonderful actress, Hannah Pilkes.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
With a change of administrations happening this year, President Donald Trump’s speech in March will not technically be a State of the Union.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happen
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When this occurs, the face of the film’s petite, yet unruly namesake morphs into Ao Bing’s more delicate facial features while in the same body.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Mar. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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There is hope among Glossip’s advocates that Drummond and Behenna will avoid a new prosecution.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The extraditions were done at the request of the U.S. government as President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline looms.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Happen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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