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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
Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The project would be anchored by a regional bus transit center, apartments, a park, underground parking and storefront space built on a parking lot to the west of the vacant One Talcott complex.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Many of the African objects European artists were exposed to were stolen or looted, their very presence in Europe made possible by way of an imperial infrastructure of transit.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The project would be anchored by a regional bus transit center, apartments, a park, underground parking and storefront space built on a parking lot to the west of the vacant One Talcott complex.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to walk back comments made by the U.S. Department of State that the Panamanian government agreed to no longer charge fees for American military vessels to transit the Panama Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transit
Noun
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Many have been attracted by weakness in the yen, which has made shopping, entertainment, transport and overnight stays cheaper.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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The factories don’t have to worry about power cuts and shortages, and the transport systems are good.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Leclerc crossed the finish line in fifth place, while Gasly missed out on scoring Alpine’s first point of the season, ending up in 11th behind Oliver Bearman of Haas.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The two have crossed paths over the decades from summer camp to UMass — Pitino’s alma mater and Calipari’s first head coaching job — to the NBA and, most notably, to one of basketball’s most heated rivalries: Kentucky and Louisville.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Later, the development of feudalism was dependent on land and service and the conveyance of land was complicated.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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James said she was sentenced in 2010 to two years in federal prison for wire fraud after working as a criminal defense and real estate conveyance attorney.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The book is a coming-of-age tale about a music obsessive who traversed the big city, digging through crates, hounding heroes like DJ Stretch Armstrong, and developing a distinct style over the course of countless late-night gigs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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If any of the men in black and white lacked motivation, the merest glances to the fans who’d traveled in their droves from the North-east would refuel them in an instant.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the seventeenth century, for example, people of all classes made pilgrimages to temples and shrines, visited hot springs for health reasons, and traveled to see the sights of the country.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Found free street parking and walked to the convention center.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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Threw our guitars around, destroyed the stage, walked off.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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What keeps us coming back is Jolie, who navigates her drift toward sympathy without fully abandoning the ink stain that’s spread across her soul.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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After both Mark’s innie and outie alternate navigating through Lumon’s maze of hallways to find Gemma (Dichen Lachman) on the Testing Floor, the couple start to make their escape together.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It’s found in the mind fog following the relief of a big win at work, the hours spent zoning out instead of caring for yourself by getting a good night’s sleep, and the failure to listen to your child tell you about their day due to an obsession with getting your inbox to zero.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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The tractor-trailers were partly submerged in Morey Pond on the Ashford-Union line following the collision, according to the warrant affidavit for the arrest of Desruisseaux.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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