transited

past tense of transit

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Recent Examples of transited Just 84 total vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz last week — including only nine on Sunday, according to Kpler, an oil market data service that uses satellite imagery and shipping transponders to provide up-to-date crude flow information. David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The Secretary added that his numbers also include tankers which had transited the Strait of Hormuz with their lights and transponders turned off, keeping them hidden from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and tracking satellites. David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Only two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from eight a day earlier, according to Kpler vessel-tracking data, against a prewar baseline of roughly 130 to 140 daily transits. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Prior to the start of the war, about 130 ships transited the key strait and carried 20% of the world's oil and gas shipments. Mark Osborne, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Before the war, more than 100 ships a day transited the strait, which is 21 miles wide at its tightest point. The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 During the week ended July 12, 32 container ships transited the Suez Canal in either direction, with the three-week average reaching 34 crossings. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 On Thursday, just 8 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, down from 15 the day before. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026 On Wednesday, 13 vessels transited the Strait, global trade intelligence source Kpler told TIME. Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
Verb
  • The bottom line An imperfect borrowing climate which has solidified thanks to an extended Fed rate pause will need to be traversed carefully.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Around 100 commercial vessels traversed the strait on a typical day before the war.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Rutherford sailed past the Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden just a few days ago, and crossed into waters controlled by the Russian government this weekend.
    Henry Larson, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And South Sudan's first World Heritage site, the Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape, protects a vast sweep of savanna, wetlands, and floodplains crossed by one of the world's largest terrestrial mammal migrations.
    Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nuñez gave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in the seventh, and Austin Riley followed with one of his own, ultimately dooming the Mets.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Many routes through Orlias Gorge begin near Dion at the tiny chapel of Agios Konstantinos, followed by a short forest hike into the gorge.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.
    Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have navigated a whirlwind of transactions at and since the trade deadline.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Aboard our sailing, 102 of the 168 guests had traveled with Windstar before.
    Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But seeing how the Count traveled the same journey from the Borgo Pass to Exeter by sea sharpens the contrast between these characters, and hints at the undead man’s indomitability.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The actor has also walked the runway during New York Fashion Week and even starred in a Jacquemus campaign in 2025.
    Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Gavin Williams allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walked two.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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