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as in sending
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
I'll have to transport the car to our new home overseas by public carrier
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as in exciting
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in delighting
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time
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as in exiling
to force to leave a country
the offending journalist was transported out of the country and ordered to never return
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as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another
will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?
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Recent Examples of transporting
For many schools, that means expanding technical education classes, building partnerships with local businesses, and getting creative with transporting teens — some just on the cusp of learning to drive — to part-time work.
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Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The treatment rooms are large, with private bathrooms, and feature body rituals performed with essential oils, lavender and sweet orange, and an Ayurvedic soundtrack of Indian chanting capable of transporting you to another dimension like a mantra of pure well-being.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Hammer Down follows a seasoned long-haul trucker and his tenacious daughter as they’re forced to confront their fractured relationship while transporting a mysterious cargo across the country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
In preparation for Valentine's Day, the company is transporting about 19,000 tons of flowers on 320 full cargo flights, CEO Diogo Elias said Friday in Miami.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s because Illinois state law bans residents from using or even transporting most consumer fireworks.
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The data and experience gained from the program could inform the development of future eVTOL aircraft capable of transporting people and cargo within and between cities.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The bus was transporting miners after the end of their shift when it was hit by a Russian drone, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine also confirmed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
The treatment rooms are large, with private bathrooms, and feature body rituals performed with essential oils, lavender and sweet orange, and an Ayurvedic soundtrack of Indian chanting capable of transporting you to another dimension like a mantra of pure well-being.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Hammer Down follows a seasoned long-haul trucker and his tenacious daughter as they’re forced to confront their fractured relationship while transporting a mysterious cargo across the country.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
In preparation for Valentine's Day, the company is transporting about 19,000 tons of flowers on 320 full cargo flights, CEO Diogo Elias said Friday in Miami.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
That’s because Illinois state law bans residents from using or even transporting most consumer fireworks.
—Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The data and experience gained from the program could inform the development of future eVTOL aircraft capable of transporting people and cargo within and between cities.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The bus was transporting miners after the end of their shift when it was hit by a Russian drone, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine also confirmed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
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Colorado is sending more snowboarding athletes to compete in the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics than any other state.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council unanimously approved sending an $845 million bond package to voters for the May 2 municipal elections.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Thanks to the Muppets’ film franchise and the wonders of YouTube, the wacky gang is still delighting, and expanding, its fan base.—
Jared Bahir Browsh,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Church’s has been delighting customers since 1952, when the first location opened in San Antonio.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was said to have been carrying a twenty-five-litre backpack made by Ozark Trail, a brand sold primarily at Walmart.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to federal authorities, Morales Tejada in October 2023 was convicted in Superior Court in Connecticut on charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree failure to appear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beyond its intoxicating scent, the bottle will look gorgeous in your beauty cabinet.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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All of this intellectual boundary-breaking can be intoxicating, especially against the backdrop of a wider culture that has at times tipped into stultifying speech codes and groupthink.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Should the punishment be a life sentence banishing Belichick from the Hall?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dell is her stream's dungeon master, banishing those who don't abide by her terms and steadily rising up the platform's ranks with her sympathetic story and angry-funny screen presence.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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