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
  • According to Watson, Martinez was riding with four or five other motorcyclists when a red Audi began tailing the group.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no hope left of release — of riding Dreamfyre out of the Dragonpit, of playing with chickens in a sunlit field, her two children beside her.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of riding
Verb
  • At least the nutritionist coaching me on my diet is conciliatory.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After a disastrous stint in Carolina and a one-year return to coaching as Stanford’s interim coach in 2025, Frank Reich arrived with a fresh perspective as the Jets’ offensive coordinator.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaching
Verb
  • Would Alejandro González Iñárritu’s breathlessly awaited, Tom Cruise vehicle Digger be sailing to the Lido?
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • Sovereign setups offer fewer services and are often missing crucial security tools, plus migrating existing systems requires costly rebuilds.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Heading south to Miami, Florida before migrating west to Beverly Hills.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrating
Verb
  • Blakely left her floor error behind her on vault, cruising through her easy Lopez vault.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Caribbean is a region almost purpose-built for cruising—closely set islands that offer immense diversity in culture and history, each with their own siren lure.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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
  • The rise in deadly crashes has some drivers concerned about navigating the construction zone, particularly with lane shifts and changing traffic patterns.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, companies navigating economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to former CEOs for board seats — a pool still dominated by White men.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigating
Verb
  • These types of conversations help teens feel understood and strengthen trust, while uncovering more about what is really driving the desire to change up their look.
    — Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly 30 years to the day that Shakur was gunned down in the passenger seat of a BMW Knight was driving, Davis is accused of murder for allegedly giving his crew the order to open fire on Shakur in retaliation for a fight.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of driving

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