transpired

past tense of transpire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transpired An investigation into what transpired as he was detained is underway. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 A lot has transpired between then and now. Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 This scene transpired 25 years ago. Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 This is Bell’s time to atone for what transpired last year. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 While Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have not issued any official statement on what transpired at the minister’s residence, it is widely reported that a power struggle is brewing inside one of India’s most powerful business empires. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Police have shared little about what transpired in the early morning hours of June 22 when Chacon, 25, was killed. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 Prosecutors argued that Pooh Shiesty and two others met up to make a deal for marijuana and high-end sneakers, but an altercation transpired outside the Landon Hotel and the two sellers were shot. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025 The Universe was born uniform, then clumped and clustered, and despite all that’s transpired, remains relatively uniform on the largest of cosmic scales. Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpired
Verb
  • And they’re not allowed to do that because of what happened (on Olivier’s hit).
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Many believe the increase has occurred within both the left and the right.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Transpired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpired. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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