Thesaurus results for OCCURRING

occurring

verb

present participle of occur

as in happening

to take place let me know when the lunar eclipse is scheduled to occur

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Recent Examples of occurring Although smoking remains the leading cause of lung cancer, Sepesi said other risk factors include secondhand smoke and exposure to radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can accumulate inside homes. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 At the same time, this super El Niño is occurring in a world in which the oceans are already record warm, adding heat on top of heat. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Doctor said Tijuana was among the exceptions to the pattern of attacks occurring farther inside Mexico. — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The slow rate at which this is occurring indicates this cosmic vampirism will last for hundreds of thousands to billions of years. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Revealing two distinct reactions The images revealed two distinct physical reactions occurring side by side. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 Living systems, however, predominantly use only one of the two forms of these molecules, with the other occurring much less frequently. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 The property uses a BIOvator, an all-steel in-vessel composter, to manage organic waste, using naturally occurring heat to produce compost in 30 days. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Wilson notes the extraordinarily rapid changes occurring in the 21st century. — David Conrads, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for occurring

happening

Verb

But while fans wait to see what happens, Davies, despite no longer being involved in the show, assured that a new series was definitely happening and there wouldn’t be too long to wait.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
There’s plenty of other awful things happening in the episode, almost all of them revolving around Sai.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026