INCURRED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

incurred

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past tense of incur

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Recent Examples of incurred If a homeowner missed an assessment payment one month and incurred a late fee, and payments for the following months were made on time, the homeowner continues to incur late fees each month because the payments are applied to the prior outstanding balance rather than the current dues assessment. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

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The 24-hour strike involves employees contracted to work at Charlotte Douglas International Airport through ABM, a facility management company that provides services such as wheelchair assistance and cabin cleaning.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The work attracted the attention of Q Studios’ Nick Newhard, who contracted Gray to work on level design for the late ’90s cult classic Blood.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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The initial patient — a Kenyan citizen — caught the deadly virus while living in Congo and died earlier this month.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Cooks played nearly every snap after Samuel departed and caught a touchdown on a target inside the 10-yard line.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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Netanyahu’s wager, according to these critics, was that the aid would give Hamas something to lose and would therefore help contain the group while Israel pursued normalization with the Arab world without resolving the Palestinian question.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Bambu Lab has introduced its Vortek nozzle-changing system, while Prusa has pursued multi-toolhead designs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pursued

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The show sought to expand norms of representation—a project whose sincerity all but courts the cringeworthy—with artists hell-bent on deconstructing the drive for beauty, including Orlan, Sara Cwynar, Juno Calypso, and Haley Morris-Cafiero.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
In response, the streaming giant has sought to diversify its content in recent years, expanding into live sports, documentaries and video games in order to compete for share of consumer attention.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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