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
Golden wondered whether Clayton or Broome’s storybook seasons would have transpired if each had followed a traditional route to college.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
For the actor, what transpires is not an escape from the motherhood plot, but a vertiginous, possibly delusional slide into it.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
What has transpired over the last week has been heartbreaking to witness, especially when such blatant lies hurt those who have invested decades in this shared goal.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
For the actor, what transpires is not an escape from the motherhood plot, but a vertiginous, possibly delusional slide into it.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
What has transpired over the last week has been heartbreaking to witness, especially when such blatant lies hurt those who have invested decades in this shared goal.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Regardless of what transpired between the two cast members, on or off screen, Aspen was unfairly portrayed as an immoral character.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpire
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While most accounts suggest White Parties were free of criminal activities, other plaintiffs contend their abuse happened at these elite gatherings.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jake Jordan: Rock weathering happens on Earth all the time.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Police said the entire incident, which occurred three weeks ago, was caught on surveillance cameras and that there were no other passengers on the R train at the time of the assault.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie, out May 26 and May 27 on ID and Max, features the California mother of two talking on camera about her headline-grabbing disappearance in 2016 for the first time since the incident occurred nearly nine years ago.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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