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as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier
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Recent Examples of transit
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Construction will continue on a $280 million Bus Rapid Transit project to convert two car traffic lanes on East Colfax Avenue for bus-only transit.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
Axios: Trump demanded Panamanian authorities either lower fees for U.S. ships to transit the Panama Canal, or return its control to the U.S. Panama’s president, Jose Raúl Mulino, on Sunday night rejected Trump’s demands.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There are plenty of reasons to expect increased demand, including the growth of data centers and the electrification of heating and transit, but so far, there's been no clear sign of it in the data.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Construction will continue on a $280 million Bus Rapid Transit project to convert two car traffic lanes on East Colfax Avenue for bus-only transit.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Houthis have also conducted dozens of attacks on shipping vessels transiting the waterways off Yemen’s coasts, pushing shipping companies to avoid the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
Axios: Trump demanded Panamanian authorities either lower fees for U.S. ships to transit the Panama Canal, or return its control to the U.S. Panama’s president, Jose Raúl Mulino, on Sunday night rejected Trump’s demands.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transit
Noun
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Police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Dobson Street in reference to a physical disturbance that resulted in two people being injured, both of whom declined transport by ambulance, but later received medical treatment, according to a press released issued by Pea Ridge Police.—
Annette Beard,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Among them: Jack had arrived to Auschwitz on a transport June 24, 1943, with 1,600 Jews.—
Amber Hunt,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But Hegseth – who doesn't have the authority to command troops to cross the border into Mexico – didn't rule out the Trump administration using the U.S. military in Mexico.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Choi plays Ko Gyeom, a movie buff turned critic, who crosses paths with Park’s Kim Mu-bee, a director who enters the film industry out of a love-hate relationship with her father, after years apart.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Zoox’s battery-electric conveyance distills the self-driving taxi concept to a compact essence.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
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What is more straightforward are the modes of conveyance of qubits from one place to another.—
Lucas Laursen,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Multiple waves of low pressure will traverse this boundary, and this coupled with the Pacific moisture transport and upslope flow/forcing over the higher terrain of the coastal ranges and northern Sierra Nevada foothills should yield as much as an additional 5 to 10 inches of rain.—
Anna Skinner,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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In Connemara National Park in County Galway, hike to views of the Twelve Bens Mountains, or traverse across Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal, which has gorgeous lakeside and mountain trails, and then hit the visitor center for tea and cake.—
Yvonne Gordon,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The 35-time Grammy Award-winning singer has released the dates for her upcoming tour, which will travel to cities around the U.S. plus London and Paris.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, teams do travel for friendly, non-streamed matches against their rivals, too.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The defensive midfielder, 36, last featured for Villarreal during the 2023-24 season and looks to have walked away from football by taking up a career in a whole other sport.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Drake continued his tour tradition of walking through the crowd to get to the stage.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Related article What this high school senior wants adults to know about classroom phone bans How parents can limit screen time For parents uncertain about navigating their child’s screen time, a good starting point is modeling healthy device habits.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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In what is already expected to be an eventful month for ocean carriers as their new vessel-sharing alliances take shape, the global shipping giants now must navigate an uncertain trade environment that is now completely dominated by tariff talk.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Before the action began, the proverbial ball was in Robert Lewandowski's court, who led the table with nine goals, followed by his Barcelona team-mate Raphinha with eight and Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy with seven.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The faults at 6:10 p.m. and again at 6:11 p.m. coincided with two flashes in the vicinity of the transmission lines seen in a video captured by a camera at an Arco gas station in the moments before the Eaton fire began, followed by flames near the base of high-voltage transmission towers.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transit. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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