Thesaurus results for TRANSITING

transiting

verb

present participle of transit

as in traversing

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 transiting Moreover, while transiting your sign, Venus will make an opposition to Pluto retrograde in your relationship sector, making attraction, power dynamics and controlling behavior harder to ignore. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 Much of the world’s energy security, especially European efforts to diversify supply sources, relies on energy transiting the region. —

Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Oman has reportedly been in talks with Iran about charging vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait, the vital global oil-shipping route that has been largely blocked by Iranian threats since the war began. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 29 May 2026 Tracking data show the ship left a Kuwaiti port before transiting the strait. —

CBS News, 20 May 2026 Merchant vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz have faced all manner of threats as Tehran has sought to impose its control over the crucial waterway, through which a significant proportion of the world’s oil, gas and fertilizer supply flows, in response to the US-Israeli campaign. —

Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 Prices are even higher for Asia and other markets that rely more heavily on supplies transiting the Strait of Hormuz. —

Bill Chappell, NPR, 13 May 2026 Tehran is also looking to retain control over the strait to deter future attacks and wants to potentially use it as a toll booth to earn billions annually from transiting ships. —

Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 The political gamble of high gas prices Oil and gas prices have skyrocketed worldwide during the monthslong war, as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut – preventing 20 million barrels of oil from transiting daily. —

John Parkinson, ABC News, 11 May 2026

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On the Iron Horse Regional Trail traversing Contra Costa and Alameda counties, the whir of electric bikes has become part of the summer soundtrack.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Over 65 hours The longest Amtrak train route is the Texas Eagle, which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles with a long leg spent traversing Texas (hence the name).

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026