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as in to send
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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2
as in to excite
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in to entrance
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 to exile
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 ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
was in transports of joy after winning the championship
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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers
rising gas prices will impel more people to use public transport
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Recent Examples of transport
Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
But to get there, the statue had to be disassembled into 350 pieces, transported on a French navy ship and reassembled — by a construction crew largely made up of new immigrants, according to the NPS.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The men, owners of a transport company, have been automatically detained for one year in a lock-up while prosecutors continued to investigate the case.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
At this screen size, the Fury is a significant and hefty system that will likely serve to replace a desktop entirely, or at least substitute for one when away from the office, transported only when really needed.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
But to get there, the statue had to be disassembled into 350 pieces, transported on a French navy ship and reassembled — by a construction crew largely made up of new immigrants, according to the NPS.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
Following a recent successful first deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Camp Pendleton Marines are growing more confident with their new 36-ton, eight-wheeled armored troop transport and are stepping up training with more regular reps in the open ocean waters off the base.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
The men, owners of a transport company, have been automatically detained for one year in a lock-up while prosecutors continued to investigate the case.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
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The Bears sent a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Thuney and a sixth-round selection in next month’s draft to the Los Angeles Rams for Jackson.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Spaun could have won outright himself, sending the Northern Irishman straight home.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some might be excited, others spooked, about the return of peplum.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their pedigrees and abilities at least get players like Slayton excited, though.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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That so much night could exist within a city, flooding the side-streets and massing in secluded courtyards, entranced me.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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Her hypnotic voice conjured up scenes reminiscent of Isabella Rossellini’s entrancing lounge singer performance from the David Lynch film Blue Velvet.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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The unlikely foursome's journey leads them into the Exclusion Zone, where robots have been exiled after Mr. Peanut (Woody Harrelson) signed a peace treaty with President Clinton.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Women filmmakers working on British shores like Muriel Box, Wendy Toye, Margaret Tait, and Jill Craigie as well as American filmmakers exiled to the UK by the anti-Communist blacklist like Joseph Losey, Cy Endfield, and Edward Dmytryk will also feature.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Simpson, 90, isn’t worthy of carrying their luggage — not theirs, not anyone else’s on the list.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Properties in special flood hazard areas, for example, will often be required to carry flood insurance.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Earlier, Waters is seen in a spasm of ecstasy after the aspiring lifestyle guru shows an intensely yellow egg yolk that came from one her famous rescue chickens.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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When searching him and his car, police found a loaded 9 mm handgun on the driver’s side floorboard and 16 grams of ecstasy in his possession, the release said.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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Broken down vehicle on the U. S. Highway 71 in Kansas City There is a broken down vehicle on the U. S. Highway 71 between US-71 South and I-435 South.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Then Carolina couldn’t get a deal done either, so the ‘Canes shipped him off to … Dallas.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Naadam sources wool from Mongolian herders, and ships it to a group of three Chinese factories to process the material and turn it into sweaters.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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