supervenes

verb

Definition of supervenesnext
present tense third-person singular of supervene
as in follows
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervenes
  1. follows
  2. succeeds
  3. replaces
Verb
  • The news follows reports that the late Los Angeles rapper’s family have hired a team of investigators to ascertain if the Bad Boy Entertainment founder had any involvement in his death.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This follows the successful installation of recyclable blades at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm off the German island Heligoland.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of follows
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  • Executives agreed to forgo their annual bonuses for 2025 unless their turnaround plan succeeds.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Francona succeeds David Bell in Cincinnati but inherits many of the up-and-coming young players who excited fans in the Queen City.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • The history of clashes over corporate cost-cutting that replaces human labor can be a guide.
    Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Underwood replaces Katy Perry as a judge for the series.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of replaces
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Thesaurus Entries Near supervenes

supervened

supervenes

supervenient

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“Supervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenes. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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