Occur and Start

Occur

Occur verb - To take place.

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

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Occur and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occur" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

character	occur character	start character
life	occur life	start life
plot	occur plot	start plot
season	occur season	start season
Other words: time, way, level, world, times.

This is referenced in an episode of Garfield and Friends: Jon reads about the sonic boom, calls Garfield for lunch... and the cat arrives at the speed needed for it to occur and start destroying the kitchen.

Source: Make Me Wanna Shout / Real Life
In Dragon's Lair, every room is basically Press X to Not Die, so one's demise can occur in a hurry—even if you DO start out with three lives.

Source: Press Start to Game Over
When large amounts of dark matter sweep through the solar system (AKA the Dark Tide), magic and psionics start to work, miracles begin to occur and fantastic animals and monsters appear.

Source: The Magic Goes Away

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