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noun

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plural of transit
as in transports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of transit
as in traverses
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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  1. crosses
  2. passages
  3. follows
  4. navigates
Verb
  • The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Rafiki then crosses paths with Mufasa, Taka, Sarabi and her familiar, flying protector Zazu (Preston Nyman), and the five of them proceed as a motley crew of wanderers.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of crosses
Noun
  • Nasal sprays containing melanotan II are absorbed in the nasal mucosa (the lining of the nasal passages) and move quickly into the bloodstream.
    Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The passages in the Facebook post come from a satirical news article published in 2019 by The New Yorker.
    Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of passages
Verb
  • The audience follows the journey of pink soldier No-eul (Park Gyu-young).
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The broader story so closely follows what came before, every slight alteration and minor development helps carries that much more consequence.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of follows
Verb
  • The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Boswell navigates them with empathetic curiosity, always seeking out the root cause.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of navigates
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