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 Iran is trying to force shippers to comply with a new protocol for transiting the Strait of Hormuz — or risk attack. —

Eleni Giokos, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 6 May 2026 Indonesia floated a proposal to charge tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca, before walking it back. —

Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026 Meanwhile, Iran has insisted that any ships transiting the strait pay the regime a toll and follow a course approved by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. —

Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026 The Pentagon component operating out of CENTCOM headquarters in Florida would coordinate real-time maritime traffic and communicate directly with vessels transiting the Strait, the cable said. —

Mariam Khan, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 The ship will sail through the Caribbean and east coast of South America, offering scenic cruising in Antarctica and transiting the Chilean Fjords before continuing to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and onward to Bora Bora. —

Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 After all, Venus would much rather witty banter and inside jokes than grand declarations of love when transiting Gemini. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

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Again, his narration for the eight-part series, which used captivating cinematography and told dramatic stories of animals traversing the natural world, won an Emmy.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
After recuperating from burns to his hands and face suffered in the crash, Morris went back to meet his wife in France, and eventually made their way in July back to Homewood, traversing the Atlantic this time by steamer.

— Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026