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 Defense Department did not name the ship, but the USS Miguel Keith, one of five expeditionary sea base vessels in the US fleet, was recently in the area, having transited through the Malacca Strait.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
About a dozen commercial vessels of various types transited on Monday, the data showed.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
According to data from MarineTraffic, 37 total vessels transited under the assumption that the strait was safe to transit.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the strait, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tankers approaching the strait Monday turned around shortly after the blockade took effect, though one reversed course again and transited the waterway.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The official is not aware of whether the ships that have transited and continued along — like the Chinese tanker the Rich Starry — have paid a toll to the Iranians.
—Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Ship-tracking data showed that the vessels, including the bulk carrier Christianna and tankers Rich Starry, Murlikishan, and Elpis, transited the waterway following the start of the blockade at 10 am EDT on Monday, April 13.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
About a dozen commercial vessels of various types transited on Monday, the data showed.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
According to data from MarineTraffic, 37 total vessels transited under the assumption that the strait was safe to transit.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the strait, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Tankers approaching the strait Monday turned around shortly after the blockade took effect, though one reversed course again and transited the waterway.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The official is not aware of whether the ships that have transited and continued along — like the Chinese tanker the Rich Starry — have paid a toll to the Iranians.
—Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Ship-tracking data showed that the vessels, including the bulk carrier Christianna and tankers Rich Starry, Murlikishan, and Elpis, transited the waterway following the start of the blockade at 10 am EDT on Monday, April 13.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
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But hardly any ships have traversed the strait since the war began in late February.—
Justin Fishel,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The film mostly exists as an exercise in further tilling personal earth that Romvari previously traversed in her short films.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The ships crossed the strait from east to west to the Gulf before making their way back to the Arabian sea, according to the report.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cook grew Apple’s sales, market cap and share price tremendously, navigated though Covid disruptions, and has successfully advocated for the company in challenging political times.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, these hyperactive behaviors became even more intense as the study progressed, showing a lasting shift in how the fish navigated their environment.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Prince Harry and Meghan traveled to Australia on April 14 for a trip made up of private, business and philanthropic engagements.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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One of the country's main mediators, Army Chief Asim Munir, traveled to Iran last week as part of this mediation effort.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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That happened to be Duran, who took third on a wild pitch and scored after Marcelo Mayer walked and Yoshida came through with the game-winning single.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander struck out four and walked two.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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