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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
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
The series — which aims to reframe the tragedy as a story of human resilience and survival — transports viewers to the critical hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Hotel La Casa de la Marquesa Located within the 18th-century mansion, Hotel La Casa de la Marquesa was once the residence of a noble family that now transports you to the city’s colonial past.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Opa’s Legendary Patio But the real star of the show at Opa is the dreamy dining patio that transports you straight to Greece, no passport or trans-Atlantic flight required.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’s Dinosphere exhibit incorporates scents into its immersive world, which transports visitors back to the Late Cretaceous period between 68 and 66 million years ago.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Iron is an essential mineral necessary to make hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
How TaxiBot works The TaxiBot is a specialized tow vehicle that connects to an aircraft’s nose wheel and transports it across the airport at speeds of up to 23 knots (about 26 miles per hour, or 42 kilometers per hour).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Transdev is in the third year of its five-year, $651 million contract with Boston Public Schools and transports about 19,000 of the district’s students every school day.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Megan De Mar, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The bull market is rotating, and transports are showing up on our list of the Best Stocks in the Market right now.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Situated on a cliff, the structure’s old-world grandeur transports visitors to another place in time, which is precisely the wellness goal.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Evans told him the new cars will have license plate readers inside, in-car cameras for transports, front- and rear-facing radars for tickets, among other upgrades.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Unlike the troop transports from the early 20th century, which were essentially floating cattle cars, the vessels offer reasonable accommodations for those on board.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Instead, the Postal Service collects, processes, transports, and delivers mail and packages that are mailable under federal law.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
The Soviet Union later turned it into large military transports that could carry troops and armored vehicles across the Caspian Sea at speeds over 310 mph.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
On Staten Island the Howes assembled their expeditionary force — 25,000 soldiers and 400 warships and transports — to seize Brooklyn and then eject Washington’s army from Manhattan.
—Nick Bunker, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Verb
On Wednesday, June 17, the Lancaster County park's Sky Ride, an open-air gondola that transports guests across the property, stopped while guests were on board, a park spokesperson said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
The series — which aims to reframe the tragedy as a story of human resilience and survival — transports viewers to the critical hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Hotel La Casa de la Marquesa Located within the 18th-century mansion, Hotel La Casa de la Marquesa was once the residence of a noble family that now transports you to the city’s colonial past.
—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Opa’s Legendary Patio But the real star of the show at Opa is the dreamy dining patio that transports you straight to Greece, no passport or trans-Atlantic flight required.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’s Dinosphere exhibit incorporates scents into its immersive world, which transports visitors back to the Late Cretaceous period between 68 and 66 million years ago.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
Iron is an essential mineral necessary to make hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
How TaxiBot works The TaxiBot is a specialized tow vehicle that connects to an aircraft’s nose wheel and transports it across the airport at speeds of up to 23 knots (about 26 miles per hour, or 42 kilometers per hour).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Transdev is in the third year of its five-year, $651 million contract with Boston Public Schools and transports about 19,000 of the district’s students every school day.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Noun
All transports will be GPS tracked and temperature monitored.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The bull market is rotating, and transports are showing up on our list of the Best Stocks in the Market right now.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Situated on a cliff, the structure’s old-world grandeur transports visitors to another place in time, which is precisely the wellness goal.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Evans told him the new cars will have license plate readers inside, in-car cameras for transports, front- and rear-facing radars for tickets, among other upgrades.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Unlike the troop transports from the early 20th century, which were essentially floating cattle cars, the vessels offer reasonable accommodations for those on board.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Instead, the Postal Service collects, processes, transports, and delivers mail and packages that are mailable under federal law.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
The Soviet Union later turned it into large military transports that could carry troops and armored vehicles across the Caspian Sea at speeds over 310 mph.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
On Staten Island the Howes assembled their expeditionary force — 25,000 soldiers and 400 warships and transports — to seize Brooklyn and then eject Washington’s army from Manhattan.
—Nick Bunker, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transports
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Employee Alana Miller said operating the business in such a historic building sends an important message.—
Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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CharlotteFive sends a fresh roundup of Charlotte’s food, drink and lifestyle news to inboxes every weekday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Sign up for a short class that excites you, or map a weekend day trip with a friend who laughs easily.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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That trajectory is what excites the researchers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Say yes to learning that delights your spirit.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Cancer June 21 – July 22 Cancer, your voice carries extra care.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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June 21 – July 22 Cancer, your voice carries extra care.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 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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Many people died due to delays in emergency response as the area lacks basic infrastructure and ambulance services, forcing passengers to be transported in public vehicles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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As Bailey was standing in between the two vehicles for the jump-start, a gray Honda Pilot hit the Ford Escape and the impact led to Bailey suffering severe upper body and head trauma, according to police.—
Matt Cavallo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Bump produces from a 2,000-square-foot commercial facility in Montreal’s Plateau Mont Royal, where the team prepares, cooks, packs, boxes, and ships their products.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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But just to stay focused on Google for one second, the knock on Google historically is this is a company that ships lots and lots of products.—
Nilay Patel,
The Verge,
26 May 2026
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“Transports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transports. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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