Become and Happen

Become

Become verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.

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Happen and become are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happen" instead a verb "Become".

Nearby Word: becoming

Happen verb - To take place.

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Become and happen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Become" instead a verb "Happen".

Nearby Words: happening, happened

mind	become mind	happen mind
kind	become kind	happen kind
way	become way	happen way
characters	become characters	happen characters
Other words: whatever, times, powers.

To count as a Wham Episode, the events must actually happen and become canon.

Source: Wham Episode
While some charcters become become a Badass Normal when Brought Down to Normal, that doesn't happen to these characters.

Source: Useless Without Powers
A similar example happen in "Don't Make Me Over" with Meg where she become a cute blond girl and a singer, but also more jerkass until she is humiliated in tv and return to normal herself.

Source: Beauty Is Bad

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