as in to happen
to take place
whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on
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Shame on all of you who left our neighborhood looking like the chainsaw massacre befell our trees.
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Military’s basic purpose What befell the Army has happened, in different ways, to other services.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Whether the same fate will befall Joe Biden remains to be seen.
—Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Military’s basic purpose What befell the Army has happened, in different ways, to other services.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Whether the same fate will befall Joe Biden remains to be seen.
—Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befall. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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