1
as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
I'll have to transport the car to our new home overseas by public carrier
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2
as in to excite
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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3
as in to entrance
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
was transported with wonder when she saw the Matterhorn for the first time
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4
as in to exile
to force to leave a country
the offending journalist was transported out of the country and ordered to never return
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
was in transports of joy after winning the championship
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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers
rising gas prices will impel more people to use public transport
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Recent Examples of transport
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
He was transported to a local hospital.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
James Hill, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
These are the types of scenarios that most owners don’t plan for—but transport professionals do.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Stockpiles of uranium remained on site, and Niamey and the Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom are working to transport it to Russia, Le Monde reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
He was transported to a local hospital.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
At the time of the incident, DHS defended Bovino's actions saying that a Border Patrol transport van transporting undocumented immigrants was attacked by demonstrators.
—James Hill, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
These are the types of scenarios that most owners don’t plan for—but transport professionals do.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
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One of the hottest teams in the league during the first half of the season, the Colts were sent reeling last week by the Steelers.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Leuzinger answered back by scoring the final 28 points in the 34-17 victory in the CIF-SS Division 2 first-round game, sending Crean Lutheran home with its first loss of the season.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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At Square Peg, I was surrounded by more than two dozen filmmakers — all brilliant, all hand-selected — and exactly none were excited by the prospect of building audience or crafting distribution strategy.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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My mom’s beauty routine has always entranced me.—
Jailynn Taylor,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Like, part of committing to that kind of vocation is to be taken away, to be exiled, to be on the outside, to be alienated, and how often that happens.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2025
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Being exiled far from their families and communities imposes a sense of isolation on the prisoners' sudden freedom after decades living behind bars.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Ekitike could cause City problems with his ability to stretch the play and ball-carrying qualities.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Amanda Seyfried stars as the founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who expressed their religion through spiritual ecstasy in dance and song.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Dec. 2025
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The movies tend to do better in depicting agony over ecstasy, but The Testament of Ann Lee drops a potent depiction of the latter early on.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police located a vehicle description and license plate associated with him from a previous call for service.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the Herald’s analysis of import records found that the firm imported more teak directly shipped from Myanmar in 2022 than in the two preceding years.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Washington shipped the Lithuanian big man to Sacramento at the in-season trade deadline in February, then the Nuggets acquired him from the Kings in an offseason swap for Dario Saric.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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