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as in sending
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 exciting
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in delighting
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 exiling
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 carrying
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 transporting
The Mule discipline, which has been drawing particular attention, involves robotic systems transporting equipment and supplies.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
One afternoon in May, 2017, a driver named Lee Mulligan was transporting a trailer full of Walmart products from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Harvey, Louisiana.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent increases in fuel costs are only a small part of the overall costs of transporting food from producer to household.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Bistline was arrested and charged with taking the girls from state custody and transporting them across state lines.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Obviously, that goes to transporting food from the port or the farm to the store shelf.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rocus, also known as The Bone Wreck, ran aground while transporting a cargo of cow bones to be used as fertilizer on the island, thus giving Anegada's Cow Wreck Beach its unique name.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
As for the tram system, Whalen said the Getty is installing a new propulsion system with trams transporting more people per trip than before.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Emergency responders from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue subsequently arrived on the scene and took over lifesaving efforts before transporting Ryan Jennings to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
One afternoon in May, 2017, a driver named Lee Mulligan was transporting a trailer full of Walmart products from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Harvey, Louisiana.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent increases in fuel costs are only a small part of the overall costs of transporting food from producer to household.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Bistline was arrested and charged with taking the girls from state custody and transporting them across state lines.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Obviously, that goes to transporting food from the port or the farm to the store shelf.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Rocus, also known as The Bone Wreck, ran aground while transporting a cargo of cow bones to be used as fertilizer on the island, thus giving Anegada's Cow Wreck Beach its unique name.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
As for the tram system, Whalen said the Getty is installing a new propulsion system with trams transporting more people per trip than before.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Emergency responders from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue subsequently arrived on the scene and took over lifesaving efforts before transporting Ryan Jennings to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
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Riley, off to a sluggish start, tacked on his first homer of the season in the sixth by sending one into the left-field seats off John King.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below About an hour after each launch, the Falcon 9 upper stage deployed its cargo, sending the satellites on track to join the SpaceX low Earth orbit megaconstellation.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Her response only fueled the trend further, delighting fans who were already treating her as an unofficial icon of success.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The ball circled the rim twice before dropping on Friday night, delighting Duke and its fans and crushing LSU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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Authorities said Osorio-Valencia was carrying a backpack containing a Wi-Fi jammer, a sledgehammer, a screwdriver, a wallet, and jewelry.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Leaving it all behind for a few days and carrying everything on my back reminded me that the best way to connect with nature is by simplifying, listening and observing what’s around us.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Willy Loman will keep dying and keep living as long as the country that birthed him keeps peddling its own grand, intoxicating lies.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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And that’s intoxicating to her, and what leads her there.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Turns out their insatiable desire for drama and noise has yet to be quelled, which means their upcoming batch of concerts will be as entrancing as ever.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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Angels could be seen all around — some on the walls depicting Moses' life and death, and another above, on Michelangelo’s fresco, banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Was banishing Natalie Anderson Tara’s ultimate undoing?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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