Occur
Occur verb - To take place.
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Synonyms for Occur
Present and occur are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present" instead a verb "Occur".
Present
Present verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.
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- The present tense is, as any graduate of middle school grammar knows, used to describe events as they occur.
Source: Present Tense Narrative - The murders of the next two victims also occur much sooner, with another person killed with the same MO in the present time.
Source: Series / Signal - Whenever all three are present in the same area, mating will occur—not might, will.
Source: Extra Parent Conception
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Present and Occur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/present
Occur & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/present>.
Present or Occur. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/present.
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