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as in ride
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies

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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers right now my bike is my only transportation

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Recent Examples of transportation Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966 to standardize daylight saving time across states, addressing confusion in interstate transportation. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025 Amir Mahmoud is a general assignment and transportation beat reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025 The filing on Monday does not explain the grounds on which Combs will base his appeal, but his attorneys have previously argued the conviction should not stand because the statute, transportation for the purposes of prostitution, does not apply. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025 Threats will mostly be to transportation, NWS meteorologists warned. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • Horseback riding is a popular choice, and visitors can go on rides on weekends in May, September, and October, and daily from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In footage obtained by WRAL News, passengers appear nervous as they remain stranded at the top of the ride, overlooking the rest of the fairground.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After the crash, the SUV was reportedly struck by a tractor-trailer that was traveling in the right lane behind the vehicle.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The child was found by her mother three hours later, with internal vehicle temperatures having reached over 108 degrees.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Haegele said the Cincinnati Fire Department is no longer involved because medical transports have been completed.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Even well into the 1930s, America’s defense machinery was woefully lacking, especially in the critical transport of material and personnel.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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