Synonyms of transpire

transpire

verb

tran(t)-ˈspī(-ə)r 

as in to happen

to take place

please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• occur
• be
• come
• do
• befall
• come about
• come down
• pass
• cook
• come to pass
• go down
• come off
• chance
• go on
• hap
• betide
• materialize
• arise
• rise
• proceed
• develop
• intervene
• result
• shape (up)
• come up
• crop (up)
• spring (up)
• follow
• fall out
• turn out
• break
• go off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transpire

Your soul-searching is concluding mid-month, backed up by plenty of receipts and evidence of what really transpired. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

What transpires there will give us a better indication of how resilient this team can be after its worst performance of the season. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Thus, no matter what really transpired with Starlink's suspension of service to Ukraine, Musk may now face customers diversifying away from total reliance on SpaceX as his ultimate reckoning. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Of course, the Glee cast is going to have their work cut out for them, given more than a decade has transpired since the original series went off the air in 2015 and a lot more contenders have emerged in the years after. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

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