Occur
Occur verb - To take place.
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Synonyms for Occur
Repeat and occur are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Repeat" with "Occur", this verbs are similar.
Repeat
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Both words in one sentence
- When he expresses his fears of a second hijacking to his employer, Morales reassures him and sends him on his way — only for a repeat performance to indeed occur on the road in broad daylight.
Source: Film / A Most Violent Year -
A repeat of "Scarecrow" didn't occur again till the eight season in "Heartache", where they battle a cult sacrificing people to the Mayan god of Maze.
Source: Human Sacrifice - Because of songs' tendency to repeat a part of themselves, the rhythm equivalent of That One Attack can occur multiple times in the same song.
Source: Rhythm Game
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Repeat and Occur. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/repeat
Occur & Repeat. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/repeat>.
Repeat or Occur. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/occur/repeat.
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