mass transit
noun
chiefly US
: the transportation of large numbers of people by means of buses, subway trains, etc., especially within urban areas
also
: the system, vehicles, or facilities engaged in such transportation
I rode mass transit—first the bus, then Metro—for nearly two decades. —
Fred Barnes
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Recall how in 2022, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of Florida struck down the Biden administration’s national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
But there’s no magic that can make education and mass transit work.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Metrorail, Metromover, Miami-Dade’s Government Center and the surrounding area are back to normal after investigation of a package interrupted mass transit and caused the building to be evacuated.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Democratic respondents said the party should be doing more to promote affordable childcare, reduce the price of prescription drugs, make health insurance more readily available and support mass transit.
—James Oliphant, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
But there’s no magic that can make education and mass transit work.
—Jackson Potter, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Metrorail, Metromover, Miami-Dade’s Government Center and the surrounding area are back to normal after investigation of a package interrupted mass transit and caused the building to be evacuated.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Democratic respondents said the party should be doing more to promote affordable childcare, reduce the price of prescription drugs, make health insurance more readily available and support mass transit.
—James Oliphant, USA Today, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mass transit
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“Mass transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass%20transit. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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