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happen
verb as in come to pass; occur
Strongest matches
appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, fall, go on, hit, materialize, meet, pass, result, take effect, take place, transpire
Strong matches
befall, betide, bump, chance, down, ensue, eventuate, follow, issue, light, proceed, recur, shake, smoke, spring, stumble, supervene
Weak matches
be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come about, come after, come into being, come into existence, come off, luck, present itself, stumble upon, turn out, turn up, what goes
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That along with what happens between Jokić and Anthony Davis.
The league is studying what’s happening in the bubble just as much as those outside of it are, and that includes looking at the replay system.
If that happened, it would put even more political pressure on Democrats by making Republicans look like they’re the ones taking action.
So we’re gonna see what happens, but we did shut it down, yes.
Because most of the newly occurring deaths are happening in red states.
“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
They now know that bad things can, and do, happen to those they love.
The possibility that the same outcome could happen another way -- namely a guy asks me out -- keeps me from taking action.
How does it happen that citizens of modest means suffer as public sector unions gain?
The unspoken question from his son and the thousands of other kids was, “Could it happen to you?”
That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
Greater mischiefs happen often from folly, meanness, and vanity than from the greater sins of avarice and ambition.
Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more.
At first startled, her second thought was that this would be the best possible thing which could happen.
Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, "You don't happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?"
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On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to happen, such as: appear, arise, arrive, crop up, develop, and fall.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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