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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
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
By staring continuously at more than 150,000 stars for four years, Kepler detected thousands of planets, using what’s called the transit method.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
The island is also part of the strategically important Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap, a chokepoint that Russian ships must transit to travel from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
When Mercury is in Pisces, our communication, thoughts and ideas are more intuitive than logical, as this transit encourages daydreaming and creative thinking.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
By staring continuously at more than 150,000 stars for four years, Kepler detected thousands of planets, using what’s called the transit method.
—Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
Ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower between September 2024 and January 2025 than the 2019-22 average, measured in deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
The island is also part of the strategically important Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap, a chokepoint that Russian ships must transit to travel from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transit
Noun
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Netanyahu ordered the military to pick up the intensity of operations after a series of explosions on buses in transport depots close to Tel Aviv on Thursday.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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French startup Flying Whales is on a mission to transform cargo transport with its ambitious Large Capacity Airship 60 Tonne (LCA60T) project.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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How Fentanyl Enters the U.S.: Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The returning hostages crossed the border Saturday into Israeli territory and made their way to an initial reception point in southern Israel, where they were reunited with their families.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At the center of Trump’s executive action is a 400-mile water conveyance system known as the Central Valley Project, run by the US Bureau of Reclamation.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Most of the text printed on the slim white menu was set aside for the conveyance of rules.—
Caity Weaver,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As Atom and Claudine traverse the countryside and meet various other characters (cast mostly from non-professional actors), the frame takes on a spectral presence.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Their weapon, the Sarmat, is named for centuries-old nomads who traversed the steppe on horse.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Judge, meanwhile, led all of his peers in home runs (58), RBI (144), walks (133), OBP (.458), slugging (.701), OPS (1.159), wRC+ (218) and fWAR (11.2).—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Visitors staying at the Beau Rivage Resort or Hard Rock Biloxi can walk directly onto the beach via a boardwalk located next to the Beau Rivage parking garage.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Over the course of The Brutalist, László navigates and transcends his pain through his architectural projects, culminating in a career retrospective at the Venice Biennale.—
Natalie Portman,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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The players still look short of confidence and the new boss must now navigate the next few games without some senior players missing through injury.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Typically, following a mass law enforcement action, there are pending criminal charges accessible in the public record.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The network saw an audience drop following the 2024 election, but there has been an uptick since Donald Trump’s inauguration, with Rachel Maddow returing to a five-night-a-week format for the first 100 days of the new administration.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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