as in happens
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Recent Examples of transpires
This writer is not there, at least not yet, pending on what transpires in Columbus and beyond.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Kings are waiting to see what transpires with Kuminga.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Kings are waiting to see what transpires with Kuminga.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpires
Verb
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What happens if the enhanced subsidies expire?—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, leaking information about fights, movements, and filming activity happens all the time.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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El Moussa’s cameo occurs in episode 5 at a donation drive hosted by the O Group at their Orange County office, where the agents round up items to help those impacted by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time always occurs on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lawson may not suit up against the Bears, but there is a chance that Jackson will.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Transpires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpires. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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