as in happened
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Recent Examples of transpired
The Universe was born uniform, then clumped and clustered, and despite all that’s transpired, remains relatively uniform on the largest of cosmic scales.
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Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
The business-side case for what transpired is understandable.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Following Shocking Bengals Win Over Broncos While ownership chose to clean house early in the season, the results on the field never transpired.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That seems like a bad thing given what’s transpired.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Anyone surprised by this should look at what transpired in the 2024 January window.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Although many speculated Johnson would aid Baltimore in the passing game, his production never transpired.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
But what transpired after the first punch was captured on cellphone video shared with KTLA.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Officers made contact with the man inside the restaurant, and that is when the shooting transpired, Bower said.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
The business-side case for what transpired is understandable.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Following Shocking Bengals Win Over Broncos While ownership chose to clean house early in the season, the results on the field never transpired.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That seems like a bad thing given what’s transpired.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Anyone surprised by this should look at what transpired in the 2024 January window.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Although many speculated Johnson would aid Baltimore in the passing game, his production never transpired.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
But what transpired after the first punch was captured on cellphone video shared with KTLA.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Officers made contact with the man inside the restaurant, and that is when the shooting transpired, Bower said.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpired
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The crash, like most in Sacramento, happened at night on a dangerous road.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ford, who also opened The Butcher’s Club in Palm Beach Gardens in 2022, can’t quite believe everything that has happened in the past few months.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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The January crash happened at night and the collision occurred at 278 feet.—
Russell Lewis,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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Meteorologist Brooks Garner was in the middle of a storm tracker report and was showing Fox 35 viewers radar of the weather pattern overhead in Florida when the incident occurred.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Transpired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpired. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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