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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 Universal provides bus transportation from its resort hotels and Universal CityWalk, which is estimated to be a 15-minute drive. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025 According to the company's website, Antelope Slot Canyon Tours provides transportation and tours to Antelope Slot Canyon, which is located about 7 miles from the center of Page, Ariz. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 May 2025 After a series of air travel incidents, including recent disruptions at a busy New Jersey airport, Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, has sought to blame the previous administration for issues plaguing the Federal Aviation Administration. Linda Qiu, New York Times, 17 May 2025 In February, a group representing automakers and electric vehicle charging companies called on the transportation department to restore funding quickly. David Shepardson, USA Today, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • Shared autonomous rides Uber is also expanding its autonomous vehicle partnership with Volkswagen.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 14 May 2025
  • Speaking of Tesla, Uber is beating it to the punch by offering rides in autonomous minibuses.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
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  • That's far from the only change the Japanese company is making to its only fully-electric vehicle for the U.S. market.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The vehicle, driven by a 29-year-old woman, continued on but was stopped a short time later and the woman was taken into police custody.
    Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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  • The wild-looking cab-less autonomous electric transport (AET) vehicles, which would not look out of place thundering down the highway in any science-fiction movie, are self-driving in most situations.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
  • The Chinese flotilla comprised the Type 075 amphibious assault ship Anhui; the Type 052D destroyer Suzhou; a pair of Type 054A frigates, the Zhoushan and the Xuzhou; and the Type 071 amphibious transport dock Longhushan—all identified by their hull numbers.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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