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
Commissioned in December 2023, the Krasnoyarsk transited across the Arctic in September, shifting from the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea to the Pacific Fleet.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transited
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Our parents were up the sand, loose and recumbent, snacking on octopus jerky and reading aloud journal entries my great-great-great-great-grandfather kept as his family traversed the territory to homestead a new life.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Facing a third-and-6 from the Kansas City 28, Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy and tight end Travis Kelce crossed routes.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Still, Ellis and Murdock understand why the wires might get crossed.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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In just five years, companies have navigated a global pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, persistent inflation, fractured supply chains and now escalating trade disputes.—
Kevan Yalowitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cameras captured both private family moments and public appearances as the family navigated this unprecedented period.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
1 Sep. 2025
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She was followed by her brother Frankie, who spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet before the awards show.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blockbuster, which Alcaraz won after a Houdini escape, has been followed by two solid sequels.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Palencia did not record an out in the ninth inning and walked off the mound with a right shoulder injury that will likely force the Cubs to reevaluate their entire late-game strategy.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a video shared by Fox Sports on the social media platform X, several fans scrambled for the ball and eventually a man wearing Phillies gear stood up with it in hand and walked over and gave it to a boy and hugged him.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Transited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transited. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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