Hit
Occurred
Hit and occurred are semantically related in come to mind topic. You can use "Hit" instead a verb "Occurred".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Script: They had a big hit in 2008 with "Breakeven" (although the song's American peak occurred early in the next decade).
Source: Turn Of The Millennium / Music -
The murder occurred on 9/11 and the investigation was interrupted when the planes hit the World Trade Center.
Source: Series / Golden Boy - A shift in the spy genre occurred in 2002 with the sleeper hit The Bourne Identity.
Source: Follow The Leader / Film
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Occurred and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/occurred
Hit & Occurred. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/occurred>.
Occurred or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/occurred.
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