as in to happen
to take place
please tell me what transpired on the night of October 1
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Trump said his second invite came as an attempt to establish peace in Gaza, where a majority of the fighting has transpired.
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
There’s a lot of ways to look at what’s transpiring in the most challenging stretch of his young career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
For all of the above, the judge had little or no advance notice about what was transpiring.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Thank you to the governor for collating and publishing the information and to Attorney General Phil Weiser for spearheading lawsuits that have resulted in fewer cuts (at least thus far) than might have transpired.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
There’s a lot of ways to look at what’s transpiring in the most challenging stretch of his young career.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
For all of the above, the judge had little or no advance notice about what was transpiring.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Thank you to the governor for collating and publishing the information and to Attorney General Phil Weiser for spearheading lawsuits that have resulted in fewer cuts (at least thus far) than might have transpired.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transpire
Verb
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There was a fan-cast that happened that same day, and the first person to post something, their fan cast was me.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Nothing that happened in the meeting between Jaishankar and Wang Yi changes this larger reality.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Looting, firebombing and violence occurred during some nights of the protests, while others were peaceful.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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However, last year, the final 100-degree day occurred on Oct. 13, setting a record for the latest date that Austin has experienced 100-degree temps.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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“Transpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpire. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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