transited

past tense of transit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transited About $3 billion of crytpo assets that transited through wallets connected to the hackers have so far been identified and frozen, the company said. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 That war has substantially slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, experts say, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas transited before the war. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Just seven tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, less than half the seven-day average and the lowest number since July 23, data from Kpler showed. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, Centcom said that 20 million barrels of crude had transited the strait, rejecting Iranian claims that the waterway was closed. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Japan’s navy also transited the Taiwan Strait for the first time, and Tokyo procured 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026 Malpensa is Italy’s second-busiest, with 31 million passengers passing through last year, compared with the 51 million passengers who transited Rome’s international airport, according to the aviation authority. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Before the war, more than 80% of Iran’s trade tonnage transited by sea via southern ports, but that’s been closed off. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
Verb
  • The candidates in the New York governor's race traversed the state on Sunday, looking to score late points with voters ahead of Tuesday's election.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Up until that point, Australia had been the only continent to dodge the virus which has traversed the globe, leaving a trail of carcasses in its path.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Leo's mention of bridges in his homily resonated with Laiana Córdoba, who drove 20 hours and crossed the border from Cascavel, in southern Brazil, to hear it.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Flournoy was briefly considered for the State Department, but this threshold had already been crossed by Madeleine Albright and Clinton herself, while the Pentagon was still waiting for its first-ever female chief.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Aiden Zachary, of Syosset, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • If convicted, Sapov faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the two counts of stalking, followed by supervised release.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Now 36, Elizabeth has navigated multiple rounds of cancer progression, including its spread to her brain over the summer, which required gamma knife treatment.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Outside of naval special warfare, women have successfully navigated other rigorous special operation training pipelines.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Mahomes threw 31 passes Sunday, and only one of them traveled at least 20 yards downfield.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
  • After leaving boarding school at 18, Barron traveled the world working with pearls in Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and Tahiti.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • She was rescued by the Riverside County firefighters and walked away without injuries.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The little lumberjack walked to the far end of the forest and started cutting.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Transited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transited. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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