as in traversed
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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Recent Examples of transited
In August, the strike group transited the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The voyage comes eight years after a natural gas tanker transited the Northern Sea Route without an icebreaker, and signals growing strategic implications as ice coverage continues to shrink.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Remote and treacherous, the Northwest Passage has been transited less than 500 times in recorded history.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have aimed the James Webb telescope's powerful NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument toward the solar system as planet e transited in front of its star.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The voyage comes eight years after a natural gas tanker transited the Northern Sea Route without an icebreaker, and signals growing strategic implications as ice coverage continues to shrink.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Remote and treacherous, the Northwest Passage has been transited less than 500 times in recorded history.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Astronomers have aimed the James Webb telescope's powerful NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument toward the solar system as planet e transited in front of its star.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
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The 20-minute ride with Balloons Over Rum flies high above terrain once traversed by Bedouins and used as a backdrop for films like The Martian.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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Food, natural resources, jobs, ideas, and people all traversed a border that was barely monitored for large stretches.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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By the time of the centennial celebration in 1926 (a year late), tens of thousands of miles of railroad track crossed the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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YouTube has navigated similar impasses with other entertainment companies this year.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos navigated a temporary audio interruption on Live.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Frank followed the exact same path with Brentford but, crucially, was the club’s first-choice following Postecoglou’s dismissal two weeks after winning the Europa League final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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There is a possibility that their romance has traveled off-screen.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, King traveled to space on a Blue Origin flight alongside a crew of all female astronauts, including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and others.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both of them basically blanked him and walked on.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Transited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transited. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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