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as in ride
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies

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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers right now my bike is my only transportation

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Recent Examples of transportation Along with the letter, the prosecution recommended 135 months (just over 11 years) for Diddy's sentencing on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Prior to the Dolphins’ home opener, the team announced some changes to transportation. Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Combs was convicted in July of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which carry a maximum sentence of 10 years on each count. Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 On July 2, a jury convicted him of the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • The ride starts at a depot on Front Street and ends right behind it in Mallory Square.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Between 2018 and the end of June 2025, Nicholson's campaign committee listed more than 400 Uber and Lyft rides, totaling about $9,500, plus $3,600 in food.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Vehicle owners are advised to park the vehicle outside and away from any structures and other vehicles until the recall is fixed.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Early on, his department sent drones skyward to see how the store was managing incoming vehicles.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The three men were inside a transport van.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The Mann Act criminalizes the transport of a person across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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