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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
Courtney is a food delivery robot from Serve Robotics, transporting Uber Eats orders typically when there’s a mile or less between a restaurant and a customer.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs was convicted under the Mann Act, which bans transporting people across state lines for prostitution.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Its use to treat autism grew after studies suggested that some autistic children have trouble transporting folate into the brain, explains Sutera.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
It’s been a generation—36 years—since Ford operated a shipping fleet, and that was for transporting iron and coal across the Great Lakes to Dearborn, Michigan.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Diddy was found guilty on July 2 of two counts for transporting people for the purpose of prostitution.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
For instance, last year, South Korean researchers developed tiny robot swarms that used magnetic fields to achieve tasks like transporting objects and unclogging tubes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
That's where the shooter fired on a van transporting immigrants.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Two men were charged in connection to gunfire that hit an ambulance transporting an ill patient early Thursday morning in uptown Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs was convicted under the Mann Act, which bans transporting people across state lines for prostitution.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Its use to treat autism grew after studies suggested that some autistic children have trouble transporting folate into the brain, explains Sutera.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
It’s been a generation—36 years—since Ford operated a shipping fleet, and that was for transporting iron and coal across the Great Lakes to Dearborn, Michigan.
—Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Diddy was found guilty on July 2 of two counts for transporting people for the purpose of prostitution.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
For instance, last year, South Korean researchers developed tiny robot swarms that used magnetic fields to achieve tasks like transporting objects and unclogging tubes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
That's where the shooter fired on a van transporting immigrants.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Two men were charged in connection to gunfire that hit an ambulance transporting an ill patient early Thursday morning in uptown Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transporting
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But this time, the Yankees battled back, sending Boston home with 4-3 and 4-0 victories the next two nights.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fingerprint matrix Ordinary imaging methods, whether photographs, sonar, or ultrasound scans, rely on sending a wave toward an object and analyzing the portion that bounces back.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The popular anime franchise Berserk, based on the manga created by Kentaro Miura, has been delighting fans since the 1990s.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Just as a waiter earns a big tip by delighting guests, businesses earn healthy profits by delighting customers.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 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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The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, was not carrying a firearm and the only shots fired were by responding law enforcement officers, Watson said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Amato cautioned that even if the method works, carrying a pregnancy at an advanced age poses significant health risks.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That lineage continues with the release of the Nuit Rouge collection, a trio of smoldering extraits that channel Trudon’s DNA into rich and intoxicating compositions formulated to linger close to the skin.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
23 Sep. 2025
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The California Department of Public Health warned in June that a crackdown on intoxicating hemp could close more than 100 businesses in the manufacturing segment and result in the loss of nearly 18,500 jobs over five years, costing the state more than $3 billion in revenue.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As Lucky, Thornton is a source of sly humor, then entrancing with his hefty first-act monologue.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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And the words, while sparse, move together with pauses and spaces to form a musical, entrancing pace or rhythm, one that is distinct from everyday speech and which the reader must be willing to follow.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, the King isn’t totally banishing Andrew and his ex-wife.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Darnold, Thursday’s victory went some way to banishing demons from last season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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That included branding civil rights advocacy and speech defamatory, a breach of the peace, or hate speech, and hauling activists into courts and jails.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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For families, the villas are also pre-stocked with bulky-but-essential items like a highchair and Pack-n-Play, so there’s no need to overpack or deal with the unnecessary hassle of hauling these supplies with you.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Transporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transporting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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