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
With the moon transiting whimsical Pisces, the boundaries between the physical and spiritual blur, adding an imaginative and almost cinematic layer to the festivities.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Pisces Pisces Since the transiting Moon in Pisces syncs up with your Sun by sign, this is a time of new beginnings for you.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 27 Oct. 2025
What To Know Open-source ship-tracking data from the online service MarineTraffic shows the Nimitz sailing in the South China Sea near Singapore on a northeast course on Friday after operating in the Indian Ocean earlier in the week and transiting the Strait of Malacca.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With this method, a telescope such as the JWST can detect a planet's atmosphere through the way that the light from its star passes through the atmosphere when the planet is transiting.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
While America has not hesitated to use oceanographic ships to send messages by transiting the Taiwan Strait or probing interesting waters near rivals, China has been far more adept at employing research ships to challenge status quo.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, with your celestial ruler, Jupiter, transiting Cancer and your eighth house of mergers and joint ventures, there is greater awareness on the foundation of your intimate relationships, whether emotionally or financially.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Pisces Pisces Since the transiting Moon in Pisces syncs up with your Sun by sign, this is a time of new beginnings for you.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 27 Oct. 2025
What To Know Open-source ship-tracking data from the online service MarineTraffic shows the Nimitz sailing in the South China Sea near Singapore on a northeast course on Friday after operating in the Indian Ocean earlier in the week and transiting the Strait of Malacca.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With this method, a telescope such as the JWST can detect a planet's atmosphere through the way that the light from its star passes through the atmosphere when the planet is transiting.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
While America has not hesitated to use oceanographic ships to send messages by transiting the Taiwan Strait or probing interesting waters near rivals, China has been far more adept at employing research ships to challenge status quo.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, with your celestial ruler, Jupiter, transiting Cancer and your eighth house of mergers and joint ventures, there is greater awareness on the foundation of your intimate relationships, whether emotionally or financially.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transiting
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The interstellar object is currently traversing the solar system, offering researchers a rare opportunity to study material from beyond our cosmic neighborhood.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The storm is likely to lose strength after crossing the Vietnamese coast and moving northwest, toward northeast Cambodia, eastern Thailand and southern Laos later on Friday.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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For those who have a visa (or don’t need one), crossing between the two countries is typically done in a taxi via the Tancredo Neves Bridge.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Daily Fiction By Oyinkan Braithwaite The following is from Oyinkan Braithwaite's Cursed Daughters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ladd was initially against her daughter, Laura Dern, following in her footsteps and becoming an actress.—
Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Theories about this abound—all have their evidentiary shortcomings—but Greenblatt agrees with a common one that sees Marlowe traveling to France and uncovering Catholic conspiracies against the Crown.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Springsteen has been open over the years about navigating depression, which began to get serious during his early 30s.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Set in the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest, the film stars Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a solitary railroad worker navigating profound personal loss as the American frontier expands around him.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But that left him skating off the ice and holding his head, walking through the Capitals’ bench and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Transiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transiting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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