transited

verb

past tense of transit
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 That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 As the war with Iran continues and both sides seek to control the strait, through which 25% of the world's oil trade transited before the war began in February, oil prices have reached their highest level since July. — August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, nine commercial vessels with active Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders transited the waterway, unchanged ​from Tuesday, data from Kpler ​showed. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 Data from Kpler said 28 vessels transited the Strait in a three-day period between Friday and Sunday. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 However, only six vessels transited the Strait on Tuesday and two ships were attacked by unknown entities in recent days. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Just three vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to shiptracking data from Kpler. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
  1. traversed
  2. crossed
  3. followed
  4. navigated
  5. traveled
  6. walked
Verb
  • The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the operation, workers traversed a warehouse-sized maze of shelves, walking as much as 14 to 20 miles a day to fulfill orders.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of traversed
Verb
  • Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This summer, and this year, further shows the importance of protecting the theatrical window as the domestic annual box office has crossed the $7 billion mark according to Rentrak.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossed
Verb
  • It was followed by four heat waves, which never happened before, Gobillard said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With the game tied at 4, Josh Bell doubled off Victor Mederos (2-1) with one out in the seventh inning and Clemens followed with an RBI single against Dylan Lee.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • In the hour leading up to the Dutch GP, rain soaked the circuit, including during the reconnaissance laps, when the cars navigated from the garage to the grid pre-race.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The article told the story of a 65-year-old Boston-area woman who navigated back surgery and a heart valve replacement largely on her own.
    — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • Craft distillers traveled to the state Capitol Monday to urge lawmakers to support the measure.
    — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ohtani’s 30th homer traveled 448 feet into the Los Angeles bullpen off Ryan Feltner (5-7) and gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead in the third inning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Vitello wanted Smith to face the right-handed hitting Caleb Durbin before going to lefty Sam Hentges, but the move didn’t pan out as Smith walked Durbin on four pitches.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • As Counsell exited the dugout to make the pitching change, Imanaga walked to the back of the mound and stared toward the outfield.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of walked

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