transpired

past tense of transpire

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Recent Examples of transpired So much has transpired here, right on this spot, and somehow a fight about an absent dentist is the absolute worst. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026 That meant scenes like the ones above transpired for Brazil’s goals too. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The migration has transpired throughout the past 40 years, Kohl said, and intensified over the past 20. Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Both veteran correspondents appeared on air about 15 minutes later, wholly composed, without any indication as to what had transpired. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026 Greg Priore, the room's former manager, and bookseller John Schulman pleaded guilty several years later in a resale scheme that investigators found had transpired over two decades. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026 And despite all that’s transpired before, this game will be the most important one yet. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 The officers involved in shooting in Biddeford, which is just southwest of Portland, didn’t have body cameras, leaving many questions about what transpired. Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026 Details of what transpired in Biddeford, a coastal city of about 23,000 people roughly 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of Portland, remain unclear. ABC News, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpired
Verb
  • The clip shows Jason standing before the box and reflecting on what happened in Season 1.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • In a post on X, police called on everyone to leave the site of the event immediately once the attack happened, as ambulances and firefighters attended to the victims, according to a translation by Reuters news agency.
    Chandler Thornton, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The earthquake's epicenter was about 7 miles southeast of Willits and occurred at a depth of 3 miles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • The shootings occurred in Maine and Texas, and ICE has acknowledged the men that were killed were not the target of the operations, but were in the country illegally.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 July 2026

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“Transpired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpired. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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