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Definition of transportnext
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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 carry
to support and take from one place to another will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?

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transport

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noun

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How does the verb transport contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of transport are banish, deport, and exile. While all these words mean "to remove by authority from a state or country," transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony.

a convict who was transported to Australia

Where would banish be a reasonable alternative to transport?

Although the words banish and transport have much in common, banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own.

banished for seditious activities

When could deport be used to replace transport?

The synonyms deport and transport are sometimes interchangeable, but deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare.

illegal aliens will be deported

When is it sensible to use exile instead of transport?

The words exile and transport can be used in similar contexts, but exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country.

a writer who exiled himself for political reasons

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transport
Verb
Two others with minor injuries were transported by ambulance, said CHP Officer Michael Meza. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 She was transported to the Lee County Jail. Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
Essential worker roles include healthcare positions, teachers, military members, fire and police officers, charity workers, social workers, government employees, supermarket staff, and delivery and transport staff. Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026 To top things off, public transport across the country is free. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for transport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
  • Do not send the version written by your nervous system.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • On Thursday, a tipster sent us a copy of a similar bulletin drafted by Nissan in anticipation of a similar supply crunch—and an accompanying price hike for service departments.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • First, lasers excite atoms into Rydberg states.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
  • That excites me because then the possibilities are endless.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Remember flipping through your cable channels and suddenly becoming entranced by someone hawking must-have knives or jewelry on QVC?
    Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson is entranced by physics.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Indeed, Dante was exiled after a sham trial convicting him of corruption.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The outbreak linked to the MV Hondius began after the Dutch cruise ship, carrying 147 passengers and crew members, departed Argentina on April 1 for a South Atlantic voyage.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • The Knicks’ wings have carried their defense throughout this playoff run.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Her husband, Souksavath Noi Keomisy, pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony federal charges of conspiracy to possess the drug ecstasy with the intent to distribute.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
  • His ecstasy is beautifully represented through the magic of the animation.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • As the Biden Administration introduced generous subsidies for investing in certain technologies, such as semiconductors and electric vehicles, construction spending in manufacturing more than tripled.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Davis urged residents not to leave keys or key fobs inside vehicles.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • The conclusion of this step allowed engineers to assess that the reactor unit is ready to be shipped off and installed in the vessel.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
  • The next day she is shipped off to her first job, also within the confines of this impossibly vast building, which involves shoving film canisters down a pneumatic tube.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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