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

Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Sixteen-year-old Avery Kucan was riding McHenry, a horse that raced at Hawthorne and Arlington, winning numerous races and earning more than $150,000.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of riding

Verb

On the same day the Rams lost to the Eagles last season, Ventrone was coaching for the Browns, who blocked a field-goal attempt by the Green Bay Packers with less than 30 seconds left, and then won the game with a field goal.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Much of coaching football is taking ideas from your predecessors and adopting them as your own with a personal twist.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of coaching

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The ship’s April transatlantic cruise starts in Port Canaveral before sailing to Bermuda, the Azores, Portugal, and England.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

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What to do about the daily pile-up Mail, keys and reusable bags have a way of migrating onto kitchen counters and staying there.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Ahern’s use case — the same lamps migrating from bathside to kitchen counter to summer garden — is the tell.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of migrating

Verb

The British yard, which revealed its first catamaran at the Cannes Yachting Festival in early September, today unveiled a new flagship sailing superyacht that combines elegant design and meticulous craftsmanship with bluewater cruising capability.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
After a dismal outing on Sunday, the Indiana Fever got their spark back on Tuesday, cruising to a 96–77 win over the league-best Minnesota Lynx in their final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the regular season.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruising

Verb

Expect to see a calm and composed figure in the heart of defence alongside Virgil van Dijk this season; and if Liverpool begin motoring towards the top positions, Jacquet will surely be a big part of it.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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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Known as the ‘Gate of Tears’ for the dangers of navigating there, the straight links the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Donalds is among the Republicans across the country navigating what many see as a challenging electoral environment for Republicans, complicated further by backlash to Trump among some segments of the Republican base.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of navigating

Verb

Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

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