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noun

Definition of transit

as in transport

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transit

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verb

as in to cross

to make one's way through, across, or over once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier

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Noun

Although diesel prices have spiked faster and stayed higher longer than prices for gasoline, passengers save money by sharing the costs of transit. — Vidya Mani, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 City and transit officials agree more sand is needed and note that coastal communities, including surf hub Huntington Beach, have nourished their beaches for years. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

Between 26 and 35 vessels per day have transited this week, down from the 35 to 40 daily average of the prior eight weeks, according to Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 When transiting this Air sign, the messenger planet is charming, socially fluent and reluctant to engage in conflict. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transit

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Noun

Plus, of course, how easy each place is to reach by public transport.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
The event will mark the first Navy ship commissioning held in Alaska since the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) was commissioned in Anchorage on May 4, 2013.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of transport

Verb

More importantly, bonds are also almost certainly bigger than the traditional banking system—and probably crossed that mark sometime in the past decade, for the first time since both were invented a millennium ago.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The last milestone left for the Marvel-Sony tentpole is to become the first movie to cross $1 billion at the domestic box office alone.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

Some days, fewer than ten ships traversed the strait—far fewer than in peacetime, when between 130 and 150 commercial vessels would make the passage each day.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
The data collected from studying the crater could help scientists develop technology that would better allow astronauts to brave and traverse the hostile environment.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

South Brooklyn locals, Manhattanites who rarely travel over the water, and the occasional wise tourist rub elbows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
The Huskies hope their offense will travel again after finding a rhythm in their first road game last weekend.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of travel

Verb

The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk

Verb

Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
But now these same firms have to navigate maintaining ties with the president while placating Democrats who could very well control both houses of Congress next year.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigate

Verb

Swift is expected to follow in early November as its orbit steadily sinks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
The decision not to show Meadows’ death follows a public plea from his mother, Angela Meadows, who asked Discovery not to broadcast footage of her son’s fatal accident.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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