transiting

present participle of transit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of transiting This fee for container ships offsets the costs associated with transiting the waterway. Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 An attack on a cargo vessel transiting the strait earlier this week killed one person. Jenni Reid,emma Graham, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Remember, the zodiac sign the moon is transiting through essentially determines the emotional atmosphere. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The agreement fell apart in July, and Iran resumed attacks against commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that the memorandum’s vague wording recognized its control of the key waterway. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 Binoculars will not be powerful enough to show the moons transiting against the face of Jupiter, though — Jupiter is too bright, and the contrast is not great enough. Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Maersk has also switched to the trans-Suez route on the Asia-Mediterranean AE19/SE4 service, with ships transiting in both directions since the end of July. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 Bab el-Mandeb has worked as a pressure release valve since the start of the Iran war, with more tankers transiting through it with the Strait of Hormuz under threat. Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transiting
Verb
  • Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amidst all those endlessly traversing ships and bobbing cranes, commerce flourished.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Chavez delivered the animals to an undercover agent hours after crossing the border and was paid $2,600 in cash.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Road Ahead Stripe has agreed to buy a position in the path where AI money moves, and the price says the market now values that position above much of the traffic crossing it.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hong Kong’s position as a once-outspoken corner of China has been upended in recent years by a national security crackdown following huge and often violent democracy protests that convulsed the city in 2019.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The city also recognized the frustration some residents had following the July 18 bus crash and encouraged them to submit formal claims.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The trucks wait until all those in the area are ready before traveling in convoys to packing plants, accompanied by police patrols to prevent robberies.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Murphy, traveling the country promoting his recent book and opining on the state of the Democrats, returned to Connecticut to boost Larson and trash Bronin.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Companies are navigating economic uncertainty, a highly selective capital environment, market volatility, and rapid technological change driven by AI, Ackerman said.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • From there, the track winds through downtown, with drivers navigating turns on 9th Street, Constitution Avenue, 7th Street and Independence Avenue before making the final turn back toward the Capitol and the start-finish line.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Review There are sprawling meadows made for picnicking, walking trails that snake through dense forests, and a picturesque lake.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Transiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transiting. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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