occur to

verb

occurred to; occurring to; occurs to
Synonyms of occur tonext
: to be thought of by (someone)
An idea just occurred to me.
It suddenly occurred to her that there was a simpler way to deal with the problem.
Did it never occur to you to ask for help?

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Siebel Newsom said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that tech titans need to be held accountable for the harm occurring to women and girls with their tools. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The algorithm can suggest associations that wouldn’t naturally occur to scholars and may help in the identification of people in portraits. — Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Sharp shift from chaos The researchers adjusted how frequently each process occurred to determine which behavior dominated. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Later in the day, solid, practical solutions might occur to you. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for occur to

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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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