busing

verb

variants also bussing
Definition of busingnext
present participle of bus
as in riding

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Recent Examples of busing Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for busing
  1. riding
  2. coaching
  3. sailing
  4. migrating
  5. cruising
  6. motoring
  7. navigating
  8. driving
Verb
  • Cowell broke his back in multiple places while riding an e-bike in the courtyard of his Malibu, California home in 2020.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The camera quickly cut to Jordana riding piggyback on a band member.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of riding
Verb
  • DeBoer is entering his third season coaching the Crimson Tide.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Bailey left after the 2025 seaso to accept the football head coaching position at Beverly Hills High.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • Off property, the hotel can connect guests with surf lessons, sailing on Jamaica Bay, paddleboarding, and sailing excursions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The ship was sailing from Lerwick in Shetland to Dundee at the time.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • All the while, the heat coming from the pan is slowly migrating toward the center of the meat, gently cooking it to my goal temperature.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Japanese laborers had been migrating to Hawaii since the 1890s, mainly to work on sugar plantations.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrating
Verb
  • Travelers have also weighed in online about the benefits and drawbacks of cruising in Greenland.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • By then Arsenal were cruising, thanks to an hour of crisp passing and progressive possession punctuated by goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Odegaard.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Definition of motoring
Verb
  • Companies are navigating economic uncertainty, a highly selective capital environment, market volatility, and rapid technological change driven by AI, Ackerman said.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • From there, the track winds through downtown, with drivers navigating turns on 9th Street, Constitution Avenue, 7th Street and Independence Avenue before making the final turn back toward the Capitol and the start-finish line.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigating
Verb
  • The duo bicker, both in person and over the phone, as their uneasy dynamic proves to be the show’s driving force yet again.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And with the war in Iran already driving up energy and transportation costs, businesses have less room to absorb another hit.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of driving

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