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as in sends
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 excites
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in delights
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 exiles
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 carries
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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as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
was in transports of joy after winning the championship
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as in vehicles
something used to carry goods or passengers
rising gas prices will impel more people to use public transport
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Recent Examples of transports
Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Season 3 transports us five years after the events of the second season, to a new stage in our protagonists’ lives.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Easy Day Trips Without a Car One of Winter Park’s most valuable assets for travel throughout greater Orlando is the SunRail, a regional rail service that transports travelers to 17 destinations, from Orlando’s famed Church Street Station to the charming downtowns of DeLand and Kissimmee.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Economist Filimone Chirime said the situation could worsen because disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, which transports about 12% of the world’s fuel, would increase fuel prices, transport costs and insurance rates.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Hungary's domestic oil consumption, Vakulenko said, could be covered by the Adria pipeline, which transports crude from the Adriatic Sea to refineries in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Elliot did not act on her crush on the hot young doctor in the first episode but soon started dating a handsome pilot who transports donated organs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The pipeline transports crude from processing facilities near the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea export terminal at Yanbu.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
With the number of traumatic injuries attributed to falls increasing rapidly, the number of Border Patrol transports to hospital intensive care units reached new highs.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Oil prices will likely climb in response to a US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, exacerbating already slowed oil transports.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
With the war paused, expect the transports and tech stocks to be the biggest winners.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
But just before extraction, two C-130 transports planes designed for special ops missions got stuck at the FARP, delaying their escape, according to the Times.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Iron Iron transports oxygen in your blood and supports cellular function.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2026
Similar to Earth, Jupiter experiences convection — churning that transports heat from below.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The pair’s book, with its mix of hearty and feathery cooking, transports.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
The pipeline transports oil from Western Siberia to Tatarstan.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Season 3 transports us five years after the events of the second season, to a new stage in our protagonists’ lives.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Easy Day Trips Without a Car One of Winter Park’s most valuable assets for travel throughout greater Orlando is the SunRail, a regional rail service that transports travelers to 17 destinations, from Orlando’s famed Church Street Station to the charming downtowns of DeLand and Kissimmee.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Economist Filimone Chirime said the situation could worsen because disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, which transports about 12% of the world’s fuel, would increase fuel prices, transport costs and insurance rates.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Hungary's domestic oil consumption, Vakulenko said, could be covered by the Adria pipeline, which transports crude from the Adriatic Sea to refineries in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Elliot did not act on her crush on the hot young doctor in the first episode but soon started dating a handsome pilot who transports donated organs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
The pipeline transports crude from processing facilities near the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea export terminal at Yanbu.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
The critical choke point is responsible for a fifth of the world’s daily oil transports.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
With the number of traumatic injuries attributed to falls increasing rapidly, the number of Border Patrol transports to hospital intensive care units reached new highs.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Oil prices will likely climb in response to a US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, exacerbating already slowed oil transports.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
With the war paused, expect the transports and tech stocks to be the biggest winners.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
But just before extraction, two C-130 transports planes designed for special ops missions got stuck at the FARP, delaying their escape, according to the Times.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
Iron Iron transports oxygen in your blood and supports cellular function.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2026
Similar to Earth, Jupiter experiences convection — churning that transports heat from below.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The pair’s book, with its mix of hearty and feathery cooking, transports.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transports
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But analysts note the arrival of the Bush sends a message without even firing a shot.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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This new game sends you on an epic quest to save your Spark companions and defeat the evil that’s threatening your friends.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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That’s something that excites me about about genre.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Strong relationships also tend to go hand-in-hand with finding work that genuinely excites you—something Jassy has emphasized in his own career advice.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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The obvious stork implication of this wallpaper delights me almost as much as its peel-and-stick quality.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 5-10, 199-pound Nixon signed with the Packers on Saturday, following a season in which the Texas native led the Knights in rushing touchdowns (seven) and was second in rushing yards (554) and carries (71).—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Reaves’ soft-tissue injury usually carries a four-to-six-week recovery process.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.—
Zack Ruskin,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Jan. 2026
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As Sousa-Martins drove forward, another agent shot at him 13 times, injuring Sousa-Martins as well as Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, a passenger in one of the ICE vehicles who was already in federal custody.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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The notice states 170,169 vehicles with hybrid systems built between November 2020 and January 2024 are affected by the issue, making the recall the biggest since Jaguar and Land Rover merged in 2008.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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