Happen and Shine

Happen

Happen verb - To take place.

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Shine and happen are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shine" with "Happen", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: happening, happened

Shine verb - Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.

Usage example: The sun shone on the fields

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Happen and shine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Happen" instead a verb "Shine".

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

thanks	happen thanks	shine thanks
place	happen place	shine place
right	happen right	shine right
time	happen time	shine time
Other words: characters, bit, times, moments.

Although he does get very brief moments to shine, when Rule of Cool calls for it, these happen rarely and he tends to get outdone quickly.

Source: Badass Decay
Silhouettes in Metro 2033, which are imprints of the past, appearing only as shadows linked to nothing material when you happen to shine your flashlight on them, constantly repeating a window of time shortly before the person's death.

Source: Living Shadow

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