Thesaurus results for BUSING

busing

verb

variants also bussing

Definition of busing

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

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Verb

Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
He’s been seen riding on the back of another monkey, sitting with the adults and being groomed and hugged.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of riding

Verb

Assistant head coach Chris Foerster is expected to assume some of Shanahan's head coaching duties in the meantime, according to the 49ers.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Shanahan, 46, will cede head coaching responsibilities to assistant coach and offensive line guru Chris Foerster, 64, as training camp begins, the team announced Saturday.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of coaching

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Eight of the 57 guests sailing aboard National Geographic Sea Bird reported being ill during its July 15 voyage, along with five crew members, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 27 July 2026
In 2011, Rutherford took on a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of North and South America, departing Maryland and sailing 27,077 miles in 309 days through some of the most dangerous waters on Earth.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

Definition of sailing

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Humans migrating north towards Nicaragua from parts of South America brought avocado seeds and then planted the fruit in Central America’s humid lowlands.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026
The sand added for each of those projects has been generally migrating south.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of migrating

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Travel Advisors, especially those focusing on cruising, are seeing more multigenerational travel on river cruises.

— Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Colombian cyclist Einer Rubio was cruising his way through Stage 19 on Friday, climbing Alpe d'Huez, and riding behind one of the support vehicles.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of cruising

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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

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His top priorities include driving economic growth, creating well-paying jobs, and expanding opportunities for both union and non-union workers.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Ballout was suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival Saturday night before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack.

— Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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