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as in rides
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 vehicles
something used to carry goods or passengers
right now my bike is my only transportation
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Recent Examples of transportations
Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues.
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Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transportations
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There's also an asparagus scholarship pageant, blacksmith demonstrations, and train and monster truck rides.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Roosevelt found the constant security presence tiresome, however, and would sometimes slip away for unprotected hikes or horseback rides in Washington’s Rock Creek Park, according to the White House Historical Association.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As Sousa-Martins drove forward, another agent shot at him 13 times, injuring Sousa-Martins as well as Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, a passenger in one of the ICE vehicles who was already in federal custody.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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The notice states 170,169 vehicles with hybrid systems built between November 2020 and January 2024 are affected by the issue, making the recall the biggest since Jaguar and Land Rover merged in 2008.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Transportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportations. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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