transporting

present participle of transport
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Recent Examples of transporting Three explosive-laden drones were found around the airport, one near a Ukrainian plane transporting munitions. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Since launching in May 2024, the dog-centric luxury airline has flown nearly 1 million miles, transporting 2,661 pets across 40 breeds via more than 360 flights. Rebecca Norris, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 According to Mason Thrall, director of operations for the Capitol Region Education Council, the school van was transporting a student who attends Focus School on a Manchester Public Schools route. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 After the church service, the crowd climbed up a steep hill and followed the hearses transporting the coffins to a nearby cemetery. Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety. Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 Ocean-going seabirds feed at sea, return to the cliffs to breed, their guano transporting marine nutrients onto land and fertilizing the ground below. Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Mulch told the outlet that paramedics worked on Barnett for several minutes before transporting him via ambulance to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 The vessel transporting iron ore to China was carrying 24 crew members, including 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to the coast guard. ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
Verb
  • The return to military exchanges between the two countries has spooked the markets, sending stocks into the red and oil higher.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Naomi Scott gives one of the best performances of 2024 as a pop star who becomes attached to the smile demon, sending her down a terrifying roller coaster to one of the most memorable horror-movie endings in years.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
    Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Remmick, Jimmy Crystal and Larry Lamb share an unrelenting desire to entertain, whether performing music outside a juke joint, indulging amusement with graphic violence or delighting the British reading public with scandal and drama.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The developers masterfully introduce these wrinkles in each world, giving players a chance to master them, while also delighting players with amazing levels, where Emi faces the unexpected.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The anti-Zionist project of ending Israel’s existence as a Jewish state implies killing, subjugating, or re-exiling more than half of the world’s Jewish population.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck on Monday, undermining the White House’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is safe for navigation.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Across the decades, Star Wars' secret sauce has always been a feeling – an intoxicating mixture of whimsy and adventure that’s nearly impossible to replicate.
    Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yet even that achievement paled when compared to his intoxicating return in February 1992 as manager.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The current members are entrancing, boasting a gorgeous blend of voices and guitar.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Peter Flinckenberg’s lively lensing and engagement with the distinctive light conditions of the location add an entrancing glow to the proceedings.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rhaenyra also makes the drastic decision of relieving Mysaria of her duties as master of whispers and banishing her from King’s Landing.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But being intellectually skeptical of something is not the same as banishing it from one’s existence.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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