Thesaurus results for TRANSITED

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 The firm assessed that just five vessels had transited the strait Tuesday, down from seven on Monday and nine on Sunday. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Just five commodity vessels transited the Strait of ‌Hormuz on Tuesday, below the ⁠10-day average of 15, according to preliminary data from Kpler. — Mike Sheen,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Fewer than 20 ships transited the waterway over the weekend, with little sign of a US-Iran truce on the horizon. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026 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 In 2025 about 69 million metric tons of cargo transited the Kiel Canal. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 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 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

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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

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What followed was eight days of evacuation by the Royal Navy aided by a fleet of small private boats that crossed the English Channel to aid in getting the men off the beaches.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
The move to Vegas crossed 18 years, involving two ownerships and five different locations – two in Santa Clara County and two in Oakland proper.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossed

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The announcement followed Tilbury’s 2022 appointment as the trust’s ambassador for enterprise and coincided with its 50th anniversary gala, held in New York.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Her parents, Dana and Barb Smith, soon followed, buying a house in Billings near their daughter’s home.

— Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of followed

Verb

Ironing those out before Week 1 matters for a team that has navigated turnover issues in recent years.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After Skubal navigated some hard contact in the sixth, the Dodgers loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh but failed to score.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigated

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Trump, who had a close relationship with Lindsey Graham, traveled to South Carolina to campaign with Graham last week and held a tele-rally for her on Monday.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
By the time the smoke has traveled across several states, the smoky smell is completely gone.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveled

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One day earlier, given the same advance notice, Allen struck out twice and walked during a 6-2 loss.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
After striking out the side in the first, Cavalli walked the bases loaded with one out in the second but then struck out Owen Caissie and Mack to escape the jam.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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