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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 The order directed the district to take steps to prevent segregation in areas such as assignment of students and teachers to schools, bus transportation and school construction. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025 Google Maps can better help with other forms of transportation, such as buses and subways. PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025 Logistics Plus will closely collaborate with the Joe Moore Award regarding the annual transportation and delivery of the trophy, the largest given out in American sports and one that weighs more than 800 pounds. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025 This comes after 13 years of planning, and after last year’s event had to be relocated to Lake Michigan when, just two months out, transportation officials denied a permit citing safety concerns. Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • Last month, he was suspended by the school for providing impermissible benefits to his football players which included money from his own pocket to cover for team trips, meals and uber rides.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The irony was not lost on me that attending my fear-of-flying class required taking two long plane rides.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Deploying vehicles in humans supervising (in the vehicle or remotely) is one thousand times less risky--the number is indeed that large.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • An American Pickle, his last vehicle as a leading man, wound up on HBO Max, though that was one of many films pushed to streaming during early Covid.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In today's market, an animatronic will run you $8k to $15k, depending on condition, not accounting for shipping or transport.
    Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 8 Aug. 2025
  • For livestock, plan transport and shelter in advance.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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