transited

past tense of transit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transited Before the war, an average of about 110 ships transited the strait daily. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 On Friday, 19 ships transited the critical waterway, a figure that rose to 24 on Saturday. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 14 July 2026 Fourteen ships transited Hormuz on Sunday, four of which were crude oil tankers, a decline of about 60% compared with the 37 vessels that crossed the same day last week, according to data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler. Brian Sullivan,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Ship-tracking data from Kpler, cited by Reuters, showed that only six vessels transited the Strait on Sunday. Tiago Ventura, Time, 13 July 2026 Twenty-two ships transited the strait Thursday, down from 30 Wednesday and 41 Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Overall, 59 cargo vessels transited through Suez in the two-week period ahead of June 28, up 7 percent from the movement over the previous 14-day stretch. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 Another products tanker transited along the same route earlier, openly signaling its intentions, and is now broadcasting a location in the Gulf of Oman. Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
Verb
  • Bear tracks showed where a pair of grizzlies had traversed our island and swum to the far shore.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike last year, however, no Russian drones or missiles crossed the sky above the campsite on their way toward Kyiv.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Two Lionel Messi shows followed — including his setting of the all-time World Cup goals record.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Batman stares intensely at the camera, and the film’s logo appears, followed by the new release date, which is set for February 18, 2028, up from its previous release date of October 1, 2027.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Ohtani successfully navigated traffic to throw a scoreless fifth, but Xander Bogaerts tagged him for an RBI double in the sixth.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • His father, seeking stability and education for his sons, navigated challenges to build a new life.
    Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • In the past years, many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Argentina also ranks first for corners from the right that traveled to the near edge of the six-yard box with 10, six more than any other team.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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