transited

past tense of transit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transited 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 Oil flows ‘collapsed’ Before the war, about 20 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz each day, representing about a fifth of the world’s supply. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Reuters reported Friday that only seven vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, compared with a prewar daily average of 125, underscoring the pressure already facing the region’s other critical maritime choke point. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Data from analytics firm Kpler released on Monday showed that an average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day over the past 10 days, the lowest number since May. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait per day in the past 10 days, the lowest since May, according to shipping data on Monday. — Nayera Abdallah, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
Verb
  • The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some days, fewer than ten ships traversed the strait—far fewer than in peacetime, when between 130 and 150 commercial vessels would make the passage each day.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury crossed 5%, the highest yield on that security since the summer of 2007, near the start of the financial crisis and the Great Recession.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike Jackson and el Sayed, Stratton is poised to take the seat being vacated by Durbin, but has followed the progressive script.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In the years that followed, Aventura opened for Don Omar’s tour in support of his sophomore studio effort, King of Kings.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility The resort does not have any ADA-compliant villas, and there are some steps throughout the property navigated typically by golf cart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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