as in traverses
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 transits
Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Much of the cocaine coming out of South America comes from countries like Colombia and Ecuador, and then transits through Venezuela.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
One option is to further capitalize on the fact that WASP-39b transits its star as seen from Earth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
These cultures also incorporate that colonialism, and incorporate traditions that were carried by people from other places that came with the colonists; further, all this is mixed with contemporary cultural complexities that each of those countries transits through during the twenty-first century.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Much of the cocaine coming out of South America comes from countries like Colombia and Ecuador, and then transits through Venezuela.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
One option is to further capitalize on the fact that WASP-39b transits its star as seen from Earth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transits
Noun
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Both homes were evacuated and no injuries or hospital transports were reported.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Charles Dow, cofounder of the Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, believed that both the transports and the industrials had to each make new highs during roughly the same period in order to demonstrate the durability of an up move in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The film’s story spans thousands of years and traverses multiple continents, with locations ranging from Antarctica to Africa to the titular Indian city.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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On its voyage through intergalactic space, that light traverses countless clumps of dark matter.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nobody is making the elevator repair companies or the landlords actually fix problematic conveyances.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the end, the court found that these conveyances by Kanai were illicit but rejected CAHA’s unjust enrichment claim regarding his use of complimentary Avalanche tickets without reimbursing the nonprofit.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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But to enter the church, berate peaceful worshipers and scare children crosses a line.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Participants cross over to Miami Beach, and the route crosses the Rickenbacker Causeway and winds through neighborhoods in Brickell and Coconut Grove.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Texas education leaders are considering a major change that would require public school students to study passages from the Bible as part of their English Language Arts curriculum.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The water reportedly caused an allegoric reaction and severe burns to the detainee’s throat and nasal passages.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That, and putting your people first, is what matters first and foremost; everything else follows after.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The agreement, which would be the first for the EU in Asean, follows numerous such deals Vietnam has inked — including with the US, China, Russia, Japan, India, UK, France and Australia — as its global economic and security role grows.—
Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In this study, the researchers found that not all but some cancers release a protein called cystatin-C (Cyst-C), which travels through the body and helps the brain clear away toxic amyloid clumps – the sticky protein build-up linked to Alzheimer’s disease.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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For 56 years, that mission held the distance record, but Artemis II will smash it when the spacecraft travels a whopping 4,700 miles beyond the lunar backside.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The abduction of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father—both of whom have pending asylum claims—was unfolding in the driveway of the family’s home, on a street where Granlund often walks her dog.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Occasionally a lobster mascot walks around.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Transits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transits. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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