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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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3
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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4
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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2
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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Both pilots aboard the AH-1Z Viper were transported to separate hospitals following the crash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Long-distance transport is expensive and stressful for animals.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
For the especially die-hard, the castle can arrange exclusive private tours guided by Count Dracula to transport visitors through hidden rooms and dim passageways.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Both pilots aboard the AH-1Z Viper were transported to separate hospitals following the crash.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
The findings come from the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), a clutch of non-government organizations focused on sustainable transport policy across the continent.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Long-distance transport is expensive and stressful for animals.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Agency for Health Care Administration’s general counsel rewrote a settlement draft to include a donation to the foundation and sent it to the agency’s then-secretary, Jason Weida.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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But what excites us most is slowing it down.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot to be excited about with Zeev Buium, whose playmaking skills and skating ability should provide a spark to the power play.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Kravitz remembers going to the home Tyson shared with her husband Miles Davis and being entranced by the jazz legend’s closet.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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In Ruidoso, New Mexico, the pounding hooves of racehorses have entranced crowds from across Texas and New Mexico every summer, pumping in millions of dollars from the All-American Derby, Oaks and Futurity races and the steady hum of seasonal jobs that carry this mountain village.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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As details of Prince Andrew's past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein continue to surface, royal experts claim King Charles III is facing mounting pressure from family members to exile his brother as fear of the monarchy's demise lingers.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Running back Chase Brown had his best game of the year on the ground, rushing for 108 yards on just 11 carries against the Pittsburgh defense.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Washington also had a 48-yard run on the Razorbacks’ first drive and finished with 147 yards on 16 carries.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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So, too, was the ecstasy at which City celebrated their equally exhilarating 3-2 victory over Arsenal, their joy at odds with the dejection of the Arsenal players who had twice clawed their way back to parity but failed to hold on.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Picture a night in Ibiza where melodies provide the ecstasy and the instrument is Twigs’ multifaceted voice, defying register in shifting from a whispery soprano to guttural pulses in the most surprising of ways.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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They were ordered to leave everything, even their purses, inside the vehicle, according to a witness.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Siemens is investing €650 million ($754 million) in decarbonizing its business, which includes electrifying its 43,000 strong global vehicle fleet by 2030.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The problem is that shipping sake to a lunar outpost would be prohibitively expensive, so the logical alternative is to figure out how to brew it a quarter of a million miles from Earth.—
David Szondy
October 19,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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After making the massive trade just ahead of the regular season to ship Micah Parsons out of town to the Green Bay Packers, the Cowboys have plenty of assets to move around.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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