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as in sent
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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as in excited
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in entranced
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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as in exiled
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 carried
to support and take from one place to another
will you transport this heavy casserole dish to the dining room for me?
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Recent Examples of transported
The driver of the car was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The item is logged and eventually transported to the Lost & Found office.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
However, he was transported to another detention center on a bed-to-bed transfer order.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Roughly half of that material would be placed on nearby beaches and habitat-restoration sites; the rest would be transported offshore for disposal.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
About 20% of the world’s oil supply normally is transported through the Straits of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and the outside world.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
He was transported to the Hartford Police Detention Facility where he was charged with murder and interfering with police and was held on $1 million bond, according to Boisvert.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
He was swiftly transported hundreds of miles away to Louisiana, where he was detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
The item is logged and eventually transported to the Lost & Found office.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
However, he was transported to another detention center on a bed-to-bed transfer order.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
Roughly half of that material would be placed on nearby beaches and habitat-restoration sites; the rest would be transported offshore for disposal.
—Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
They’re also transported to outer space and explore various planets, like a fiery volcano world, an underwater planet and a techno-land with neon, gravity-defying obstacles.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
About 20% of the world’s oil supply normally is transported through the Straits of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and the outside world.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
He was transported to the Hartford Police Detention Facility where he was charged with murder and interfering with police and was held on $1 million bond, according to Boisvert.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
He was swiftly transported hundreds of miles away to Louisiana, where he was detained at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transported
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Rodriguez was at a detention center in Alabama as of Friday before she was set to be sent to Louisiana, according to her lawyer, Joel Coxander.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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While Denton took a two-point lead late, Webb’s shot from behind the arc sent the Birdville crowd into a frenzy and his team back into the state semifinals.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But a possible second-round matchup excited the players even more.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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But all those concept records were sort of flying about then, and for a while afterwards, so we were just being excited by the zeitgeist then.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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As Laurel Ellis in the nighttime drama, Schofield entranced Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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He’d been entranced by the big rolls of paper and the long sheets of it running through the air, from one part of the press to another.—
Beth Gardiner,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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In its early days, the UFC was so violent, with almost no rules, that it was effectively exiled to pay-per-view.—
Luke Burbank,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Castro exiled a large homosexual community during the boatlift and many have concentrated on this block.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Some of the more seasoned staff, including and especially the indefatigable charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), remember the days before everyone carried an iPad well enough to keep things moving.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 15 million barrels of crude oil — about 20% of the world’s oil — typically are shipped every day through the Strait of Hormuz, according to independent research firm Rystad Energy.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which is located to the south of Iran.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The comparison likely delighted Israel’s longest-serving leader, whose supporters rapidly shared the article on social media.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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