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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Verb
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This 84-mile loop begins and ends in Taos and traverses the high alpine desert of northern New Mexico and several mountain towns, including Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Questa, and Red River.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025 -
This musical journey traverses seven decades of pop music, from the 1960s to today.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being a character onscreen transports you forever into another, more enchanted realm.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Iron Iron transports oxygen in your blood and supports cellular function.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Chosen by Fortune editors for their measurable impact, strategy reach, and capacity to shape the future, MPW Asia 2025 includes founders, CEOs, and other C-suite leaders whose influence crosses borders and industries.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The trail quickly crosses the lush riparian meander of Christopher Creek.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Loosened policies and political scrutiny The new initiative follows YouTube’s broader rollback of some content moderation rules.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Based on survivor testimony, the film follows a young woman who must choose between staying with her family or saving herself.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The design includes tons of additional features, including an anti-snore setting (elevates the mattress slightly to open up the nasal passages), dual massage settings (individual massages on both sides of the bed), and a zero-gravity setting (head and foot elevation).—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the new complaint includes a number of word-for-word passages lifted directly from those previous filings.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Home wins against Michigan and Auburn are nice, but Oklahoma travels next week to South Carolina and then plays five teams that entered Saturday ranked in the top 15, including trips to Alabama and Tennessee.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Highlights include nature walks and hands-on activities led by science center educators, live music from several performers and food and drink from local vendors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic walks you through the big talking points for the week, from the change in format to the potential fortunes of the three English clubs on Europe’s greatest stage.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Transits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transits. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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