as in happening
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Recent Examples of transpiring
Nearly every player on the team not in the game — even those in street garb — was standing up, fully engaged with what was transpiring on the court at Capital One Arena.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
All of this was transpiring while the Massillon marching band and cheerleaders were now on the field for the ceremonial post-game playing of the school’s alma mater.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This doomsday diagnosis become the catalyst for the events transpiring in the novels that have been loosely adapted into the narrative of Apple TV+'s immersive sci-fi show.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So much of what is transpiring in our local counties is beyond egregious.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Overseeding with ryegrass in warmer areas keeps living, transpiring plants active through winter, helping to manage excess water.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
All of this was transpiring while the Massillon marching band and cheerleaders were now on the field for the ceremonial post-game playing of the school’s alma mater.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This doomsday diagnosis become the catalyst for the events transpiring in the novels that have been loosely adapted into the narrative of Apple TV+'s immersive sci-fi show.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So much of what is transpiring in our local counties is beyond egregious.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Overseeding with ryegrass in warmer areas keeps living, transpiring plants active through winter, helping to manage excess water.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpiring
Verb
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Gossip blogs on the Housewives have become an entire cottage industry, and that’s a far more likely explanation as to why this tends to keep happening.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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What happened to us at this company is happening at another company in another sector.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Helm can’t see into the growling squawking forest to know what’s occurring in there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The warning forecasts sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, in the range of 34 knots (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph), either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone, the NWS glossary explains.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Transpiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpiring. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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