Synonyms of occurs

occurs

verb

present tense third-person singular of occur

as in happens

to take place

let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes
• transpires
• does
• befalls
• comes down
• passes
• comes about
• comes off
• goes on
• goes down
• comes to pass
• chances
• cooks
• haps
• arises
• rises
• develops
• betides
• materializes
• intervenes
• shapes (up)
• proceeds
• follows
• crops (up)
• springs (up)
• comes up
• results
• breaks
• turns out
• falls out
• goes off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of occurs

The Draconids are the result of Earth intersecting with a trail from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and occurs in October each year when the planet nears the comet’s orbit. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

The work focuses on a loss mechanism known as Boltzmann loss, which occurs because a material that absorbs light can also emit it. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Finally, pneumonic plague occurs when the bacterium infects the lungs—typically through inhalation of infectious droplets rather than flea bites. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

Steroid injections can provide relief from the pain and swelling of carpal tunnel syndrome, which occurs when the median nerve becomes compressed in the wrist. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Erdos, the Department of Interior official, said that cleanup funds are typically allocated after a collapse or incident occurs. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Its maximum duration of totality is only 4% shorter than 2009, but this time some of the longest totality occurs over land — and beneath some of the most reliably clear skies on Earth. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Ruslanas Baranuskas/Science Pho/Getty Images Pneumonic plague typically occurs when the other forms of plague are not treated and the Yersinia pestis bacteria infects the lungs. — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Physical encounter with the work occurs in the present tense. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026