as in happened
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Recent Examples of befallen
Well, there’s no denying that Assad, as the autocratic President of Syria, is first and foremost responsible for the catastrophe that has befallen Syria since 2011—legally, morally, politically, and militarily.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
What disaster has befallen this world?
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
What had befallen the woman’s rightful heirs?
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
What disaster has befallen this world?
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
What had befallen the woman’s rightful heirs?
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for befallen
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Jones has since acknowledged that the Connecticut school shooting happened.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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What happened The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday announced an interim government Tuesday.Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Well that’s what Black people have done.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ask yourself why these events occurred and try to find the inner causes of these situations.Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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The shooting occurred a few months after the doctor had been jumped by a trio of men with baseball bats, an attack that left him fearing for his life.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Befallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befallen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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