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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
Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Prosecutors say the ring operated between 2020 and 2026, transporting dozens of firearms from Georgia to Illinois and Indiana to be distributed to members gangs including the Black Disciples, Conservative Vice Lords and Mickey Cobras.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
They could also be seen transporting French fries, thick-cut onion rings, red and orange peppers, romaine and other produce, eggs, heavy whipping cream and whole milk.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The Venezuelan agency in charge of transporting the deportees declined to tell NPR how many have survived.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Staffers were seen loading up forklifts and transporting boxes into the venue for more than two hours, and were still going past midnight.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Helou said Blumenfield’s motion completes the loop by keeping food waste close to home, creating more local composting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transporting waste outside of the city.
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Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
For travelers transporting items that require extra security and declaration, durable, lockable luggage is essential.
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Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Prosecutors say the ring operated between 2020 and 2026, transporting dozens of firearms from Georgia to Illinois and Indiana to be distributed to members gangs including the Black Disciples, Conservative Vice Lords and Mickey Cobras.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
They could also be seen transporting French fries, thick-cut onion rings, red and orange peppers, romaine and other produce, eggs, heavy whipping cream and whole milk.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The Venezuelan agency in charge of transporting the deportees declined to tell NPR how many have survived.
—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Staffers were seen loading up forklifts and transporting boxes into the venue for more than two hours, and were still going past midnight.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Helou said Blumenfield’s motion completes the loop by keeping food waste close to home, creating more local composting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transporting waste outside of the city.
—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
For travelers transporting items that require extra security and declaration, durable, lockable luggage is essential.
—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
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The district court first blocked enforcement of the law, and the Fourth Circuit later ruled against West Virginia on the Title IX claim while sending the Equal Protection issue back for more fact-finding.
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Congo placed third in Group K and among the top third-place group finishers, sending them on to the knockout rounds for the first time in history.
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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
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The Dutch were the neutral’s favourites throughout World Cup 1974, their Total Football taking the game to a new level, and delighting supporters with their fluidity, high defensive line and commitment to keep on attacking.
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The last two songs ended in all-out thrash conflagrations, delighting the slam-dancers at the center of the floor.
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The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
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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.
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Demonstrators express frustration Protesters marching through Johannesburg’s city center Tuesday included young men carrying traditional fighting sticks and women of all ages.
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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Staying home might not readily provide the intoxicating beauty Emerson describes.
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Inspired by Aztec temple offerings of tuberose, magnolia, plumeria, and marigold made at the altars of the gods, Flor y Canto fills a room with its intoxicating sillage.
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How to make the moment scary but watchable, disgusting but entrancing?
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The music was always entrancing, if polarizing.
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But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
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Between the trauma his father inflicted on him, banishing him, calling him weak, giving him a scar and pitting him against his sister — along with his mother being taken — Zuko gives into his darker impulses.
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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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