Equal and Occur

Equal

Equal verb - To produce something equal to (as in quality or value).

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Occur and equal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occur" instead a verb "Equal".

Nearby Words: equalize, equalise, equable, equate, equity

Occur verb - To take place.

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Equal and occur are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Equal" instead a verb "Occur".

death	equal death	occur death
vampire	equal vampire	occur vampire
year	equal year	occur year
minutes	equal minutes	occur minutes
Other words: decade, times, lines.

In military situations, it is especially likely to occur when the Officer and a Gentleman or A Father to His Men must insist on it for his troops (see The Men First), but can also occur between those of equal rank.

Source: Greater Need Than Mine
Less commonly, it can occur that Heart Is an Awesome Power, and the Barrier Warrior will be a fierce fighter on an equal footing with other more aggressively powered cast members.

Source: Barrier Warrior
The "voice in Garion's head" of the Belgariad - called the "purpose of the universe", he and his equal opponent would destroy the universe if they clashed, and so they set up the planet as a place where their match would occur through proxies.

Source: All-Powerful Bystander

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