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 Given the risks, some oil shippers are transiting the strait with their location devices turned off, but many are just staying put, Lloyd’s said Thursday. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The hostilities came after the president did a swift U-turn on his Monday threat to impose tolls of 20% on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Meanwhile in the Strait of Hormuz, a tanker has reported being hit by a missile while transiting the southern route of the waterway which hugs Oman’s coastline, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 The United Arab Emirates' defense ministry said two of its tankers were targeted by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani waters, killing one person. — Npr Staff, NPR, 14 July 2026 Iran's Revolutionary Guard said its forces attacked two supertankers transiting Hormuz with their transponders turned off. — Spencer Kimball,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 July 2026 More than 80% of ASEAN’s oil and gas imports come from outside the region, the bulk of it transiting the Strait of Hormuz—a prime chokepoint. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Rather than pursuing one clear objective, Mars has the strength, energy and mental capacity to entertain several ideas, conversations and conflicts simultaneously when transiting this Air sign. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Cemal Yurttas/Anadolu/Getty Meanwhile, Turkey charges service fees for ships transiting the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits, which are natural chokepoints, under the 1936 Montreux Convention. — Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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There was no zigzagging across the continent, traversing borders or altitude concerns.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Mulching can also create barriers that ivy will have difficulty traversing.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 15 July 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

These temperature changes are the result of Pluto subtly heating up and cooling down as its elliptical orbit brings it slightly closer to the sun, crossing inside Neptune's orbit, and then moving farther away again.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
In January, a 50-year-old man who has not been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office died at a hospital after being struck while crossing the road near 49th Street.

— Madison Smalstig July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of crossing

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But 12 minutes later, following a hand ball call against Sporting, Eduard Lowen put a go-ahead penalty kick into the right side of the net.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Officials finally directed her to a port facility that had been turned into an emergency morgue after countless bodies were unearthed from the rubble in the days following the earthquake.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of following

Verb

The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
New attractions include the Hip Hop ride, a traveling grand carousel with horses valued over $30,000 each and the first-ever First Peoples’ Art Showcase.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of traveling

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All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.

— Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026

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