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
About 13 million barrels per day of crude oil transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, accounting for roughly 31% of global seaborne crude flows, data provided by market intelligence firm Kpler showed.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
As more ocean carriers appear to show an openness to returning to the Red Sea on a limited basis, Maersk reportedly scrapped a long-time fee last month for one of its container vessels that transited the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
By 2020, the State Department estimated that between 200 and 250 metric tons of cocaine transited Venezuela each year, according to the indictment.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Both the Virat and the Kairos had transited the Bosphorus Strait into the Black Sea.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Until 2025, Ukraine transited Russian gas to European buyers, and as an informal part of the deal, Russia refrained from attacking Ukrainian gas production and pipelines.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
In August, the strike group transited the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The voyage comes eight years after a natural gas tanker transited the Northern Sea Route without an icebreaker, and signals growing strategic implications as ice coverage continues to shrink.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Remote and treacherous, the Northwest Passage has been transited less than 500 times in recorded history.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
As more ocean carriers appear to show an openness to returning to the Red Sea on a limited basis, Maersk reportedly scrapped a long-time fee last month for one of its container vessels that transited the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
By 2020, the State Department estimated that between 200 and 250 metric tons of cocaine transited Venezuela each year, according to the indictment.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Both the Virat and the Kairos had transited the Bosphorus Strait into the Black Sea.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Until 2025, Ukraine transited Russian gas to European buyers, and as an informal part of the deal, Russia refrained from attacking Ukrainian gas production and pipelines.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
In August, the strike group transited the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The voyage comes eight years after a natural gas tanker transited the Northern Sea Route without an icebreaker, and signals growing strategic implications as ice coverage continues to shrink.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Remote and treacherous, the Northwest Passage has been transited less than 500 times in recorded history.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
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During and in-between each act, models traversed the arena, which had been fashioned like a street crossing.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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Beneath the surface of one of South Florida’s busiest maritime hubs, Port Everglades, scientists found 10 million corals thriving in and around the main channel traversed daily by cargo and cruise ships, now threatened by a major federal dredging project.—
Teresa Tomassoni,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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The early investigation shows a semitruck driven by a 25-year-old man crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Toyota sedan head-on, killing a passenger and seriously injuring the female driver, Alvarado said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to investigators, a 50-year-old Tustin, Michigan, man was driving a pickup truck when the vehicle crossed the centerline and collided with an SUV.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The global health crisis was followed by yearslong supply chain issues, semiconductor chip shortages, political whipsawing, tariffs and other challenges for all-electric and autonomous vehicles.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Judge Elizabeth Dunigan sentenced Caruso to three years and one day in state prison to be followed by two years of probation.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The return represents a milestone not just for education operations but for a community that has navigated displacement, disruption and recovery together.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company states that every dataset, every algorithm, is curated by veterinarians who have worked in clinics, faced emergency cases, and navigated the complexities of treatment decisions.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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White House counterterrorism advisor Seb Gorka and special envoy for hostage response Adam Boehler traveled to Afghanistan to broker Amiri's release in September.—
Camilla Schick,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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More than 10 billion passengers have traveled on Japan’s Shinkansen since 1964, and the network’s drama-free punctuality has become a quiet part of daily life for millions.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Most recently, negotiators walked away empty-handed after a long-shot push to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were at the center of the last government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The students braved the zero-degree temperatures and walked about a mile to the closest business district, where a number of morning commuters honked their horns in support.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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