transports 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of transport
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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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transports

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noun

plural of transport

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Recent Examples of transports
Verb
The DeKalb County School District transports more than 45,000 students each day, according to Raymond Stanley, the district's executive director of transportation and fleet. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 This special Halloween tradition in the NICU is an annual event that transports NICU families’ minds outside the hospital walls for a heartwarming celebration. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026 In addition to missiles at Riyadh‘s airport, the Houthis over the weekend targeted crude oil pumping stations, an oil refinery, an Aramco facility in Yanbu and the East-West Pipeline, which transports oil to terminals on the Red Sea coast. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Panch phoron, a five-spice blend from Bangladesh and East India with fenugreek and fennel seed, along with palm oil and pineapple, transports your palate somewhere more tropical. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The cytoskeleton that transports these virus particles is the same lining that cells use to sense and push against their surroundings. — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Anemia is often caused by a lack of iron, which supports brain and muscle function and is used to make hemoglobin, the molecule that transports oxygen in the blood. — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The bus transports people from Kyiv to the National Military Memorial Cemetery. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Slowly, always slowly, and always in the company of a human server, the robot transports dishes to diners’ tables, where the human server distributes them. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
Officials are working with local hospitals to confirm the total number of self-transports. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026 Support regional military airlift KONA is intended to occupy a space between light utility aircraft, such as the Cessna C-208, and larger tactical transports such as the C-130. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 The Proust Effect — named for a scene in French author Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time where a bite of madeleine and tea transports the protagonist back to childhood — is the psychological concept that names this process. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026 After taking another drag and passing the blunt off to someone’s grandma, Rocky transports back to the Big Apple’s concrete jungle. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 Nelson’s archive transports the house back to the same era through the English commander, whose victory at Trafalgar in 1805 helped thwart Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Aviation attorney Mike Slack, who is based in Austin, Texas, said the missing person most probably went down with the aircraft because patients are strapped to their gurney during helicopter transports for safety. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Willette said those resources can become strained when ambulances are tied up on lengthy transports. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Blaín recently expanded his business to include a logistics company, which imports, transports and stores goods for other businesses. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transports
Verb
  • Meta’s Muse is a personal artificial intelligence agent that sends email for you, shops and books travel for you, and uses your apps to act on your behalf.
    — Ankolika De, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Smack sends a monthly newsletter updating investors on his progress.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Ask what excites or concerns people and what leadership may be overlooking.
    — Irene Thong, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • One of the things that excites me about casting Batman is being able to pick a Batman who’s actually the best actor for that role.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The calendar can become a series of buildups and letdowns around the prospect of surprise delights.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This variety pack is the way to go in order to try all the chocolaty delights that Unreal has on offer.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Carson Hansen ran for 119 on 14 carries, scoring a 12-yard touchdown in the first quarter and adding a key 36-yard run to keep Penn State's final drive going.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Bearcats back rushed for 252 yards on 12 carries with three touchdowns.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers were deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The new stage will be powered by one BE-7 engine, which the company developed for use on its Blue Moon spacecraft, one of the two private vehicles that NASA selected to be crewed lunar landers for its Artemis program.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Founded by Melissa Ben-Ishay in 2008, Baked by Melissa has nine permanent locations in the New York area and ships its minicupcakes nationwide.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Store Manager promptly ships off the robot in a coffin-sized box, assuring Chrissy that the purchase is fully refundable during the trial period.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Transports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transports. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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