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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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2
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
But beyond holding detainees, the sheriff's office doesn't assist ICE in transporting people to new holding locations or airports for deportation.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Mississippi authorities have not disclosed the company involved in transporting the monkeys, where the monkeys were headed or who owns them.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Like the original Kayoibako, the Kayoibako-K is aimed first and foremost at businesses and workers, designed to dedicate its voluminous rear cabin to delivering packages, carrying tools of a trade, working as a mobile storefront, or perhaps transporting passengers as an urban ride share vehicle.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Duffy is also proposing to prohibit Mexican passenger airlines from transporting belly cargo between Juarez and the United States, which would take effect in about three months if finalized.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Hegseth says the vessel was transporting narcotics and says three men were killed.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, collecting bones and transporting them over great distances.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Under Georgian law, buying, transporting or selling nuclear or radioactive material is punishable by up to five years in prison and seizing a nuclear material can lead to a sentence of up to 10 years.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Crossbody Bag Make transporting your items and safety a priority with a reliable crossbody bag.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Mississippi authorities have not disclosed the company involved in transporting the monkeys, where the monkeys were headed or who owns them.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Like the original Kayoibako, the Kayoibako-K is aimed first and foremost at businesses and workers, designed to dedicate its voluminous rear cabin to delivering packages, carrying tools of a trade, working as a mobile storefront, or perhaps transporting passengers as an urban ride share vehicle.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Duffy is also proposing to prohibit Mexican passenger airlines from transporting belly cargo between Juarez and the United States, which would take effect in about three months if finalized.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Hegseth says the vessel was transporting narcotics and says three men were killed.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, collecting bones and transporting them over great distances.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Under Georgian law, buying, transporting or selling nuclear or radioactive material is punishable by up to five years in prison and seizing a nuclear material can lead to a sentence of up to 10 years.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Crossbody Bag Make transporting your items and safety a priority with a reliable crossbody bag.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
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Cass agrees to babysit their work crush Kalli’s (Louisa Krause) 11-year old daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman), but when Kalli fails to return, memories of Cass’ own difficult childhood begin to resurface, sending them on a healing journey with Ari.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Very quickly after the FY26 budget request's release, however, NASA leadership started sending messages to staff about reshaping the agency in that image.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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With just 24 hours before a party, 31-year-old Maïlys Lecaillier from Pas-de-Calais transformed everyday items into a hilariously lifelike ostrich costume that’s now delighting TikTok.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gen Alpha’s latest viral catchphrase is baffling adults and delighting kids across the country.—
Kimberly Richardson,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 29 Starlink satellites toward LEO, where were deployed on schedule about an hour into flight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The colors and scents were intoxicating.—
Danielle Postel-Vinay,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Diana Ross remains the ultimate diva, entrancing her beloved audience during her most recent Beautiful Love Tour stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta films it all with a ferociously cinematic flamboyance, banishing any charges of staginess.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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As for banishing, those shiny black leggings—the rock chic sort that look PVC but aren’t.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of three monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling 21 of the animals from Tulane University in New Orleans flipped on a Mississippi interstate has been found, according to authorities.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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