as in to happen
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Recent Examples of transpire
Look at what’s just transpired in the past few weeks, starting with Google’s release of Veo3, the most sophisticated video generation tool to hit the mass market to date.
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 28 May 2025
During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 May 2025
What has transpired is fairly clear: A series of ICE raids and arrests late last week prompted protests in select areas of the city, namely downtown, near a federal building where ICE has offices, and around City Hall and the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
That was quite the lull considering what transpired in the first 4½ innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 28 May 2025
During her time on the stand, Ventura recounted horrid details about what allegedly transpired during her relationship with Diddy.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 May 2025
What has transpired is fairly clear: A series of ICE raids and arrests late last week prompted protests in select areas of the city, namely downtown, near a federal building where ICE has offices, and around City Hall and the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
That was quite the lull considering what transpired in the first 4½ innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The incident happened on Saturday, June 14, after a group of kids allegedly were playing with gasoline and lighting things on fire in Tremont City, Ohio, WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV and The Springfield News-Sun reported.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Preliminary information indicates that the shooting occurred after a dispute between two acquaintances, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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The June 29 incident occurred as the Disney Dream was returning to Fort Lauderdale from a four-night Bahamian sailing, including a stop at Disney’s Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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