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
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.
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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
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
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Just as the trash from a house can reveal, say, whether the inhabitants are vegetarians, metabolites reveal what’s happening inside the body.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Michael Scott Fischer, an assistant professor at the University of Miami who studies rapid intensification, told me that evidence is emerging that rates of rapid intensification are becoming more extreme and that the phenomenon is occurring more frequently.—
Sara Sneath,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Transpiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpiring. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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