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as in rides
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another
I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies
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as in vehicles
something used to carry goods or passengers
right now my bike is my only transportation
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Recent Examples of transportations
In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportations
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The Lyft Teen feature launched on Monday and allows teens 13 to 17 years old to request rides, while letting parents control their teens’ ability to hail a driver through their own app.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company will also roll out Waymo rides in Nashville this year.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the heavily Latino area of south Oklahoma City, ICE agents have been patrolling in unmarked vehicles and stopping work trucks of roofers, painters and electricians, Brooks Jimenez said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
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This shift is so total that Tesla is winding down production of its veteran Model S and Model X vehicles to repurpose its California factory for the mass production of Optimus humanoid robots.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Transportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportations. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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