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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 Any other unspent dollars would be used to pay down transportation debt. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 Short mentioned charities such as Mission Mansfield and Harvesting in Mansfield that provide food and funds for transportation. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 The Sacramento Bee 916-321-1039 Ariane Lange reports on regional transportation for The Sacramento Bee. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Tech expert Kurt Knutsson reports on this new way of thinking about off-road transportation. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • In fact, many kids stop by on their ride to school – and, as Maren explained, the hosts have adapted.
    Deena Prichep, NPR, 2 May 2025
  • In 2018 the film A Simple Favor, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, took us on a roller-coaster ride.
    Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • An Ohio sheriff's deputy working on a traffic detail near the University of Cincinnati was struck and killed Friday by a vehicle driven by the father of a teenager who was shot and killed by authorities a day earlier, police said.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
  • Ford did see sales dips in its all-electric vehicles.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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  • Carney’s closure has led to longer ambulance transport times for patients in the Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods, and strained emergency department services in the region, the report contends.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Singapore’s monetary authority said increases in the costs of food and private transport in March mainly contributed to the headline inflation.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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