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as in to send
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 to excite
to fill with great joy
was absolutely transported when she heard that her brother was getting married
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as in to entrance
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 to exile
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 ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
was in transports of joy after winning the championship
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as in vehicle
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 transport
Laura Bauer
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Under its correction plan, hospital staff must undergo additional training on the importance of ensuring the tracheostomy tube is secured while transporting patients and the need to have a spare trach kit.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Elephants and other big beasts push over trees, trample vegetation underfoot, eat vast amounts of greenery and transport seeds in their dung, disassembling vegetation while unintentionally planting the beginnings of new habitats.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Verb
Chacon was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to a nearby hospital and was later pronounced deceased, police said.
—Laura Bauer
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Under its correction plan, hospital staff must undergo additional training on the importance of ensuring the tracheostomy tube is secured while transporting patients and the need to have a spare trach kit.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Noun
Satellite images obtained by CNN showed cargo planes and troop transport ships moving between North Korea and Russia, hinting at major military logistics underway.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Elephants and other big beasts push over trees, trample vegetation underfoot, eat vast amounts of greenery and transport seeds in their dung, disassembling vegetation while unintentionally planting the beginnings of new habitats.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transport
Verb
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On May 29, her 30th birthday, Rodriguez was one of 107 people sent to Jamaica.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Maintaining Composure New leaders often react impulsively in high-stress moments—snapping in meetings, sending reactive messages or overcorrecting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Investors were particularly excited by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's bullish comments on quantum computing last month.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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Sandy Brondello was excited just like all Liberty fans in Brooklyn.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Still, this didn’t diminish the strength of the performances, and the Blinks in the crowd didn’t need the bells and whistles to be entranced.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
13 July 2025
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For no other reason than being entranced by Putin's lies and flirtations.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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They are silenced, punished, exiled – for daring to write.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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The second Renko novel, Polar Star (1989), in which the investigator is exiled to a Soviet factory ship in the Arctic, is my favorite of the whole series.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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Prod: Andrés Jaime Santamaría) David Rodríguez, a Colombian police captain, goes undercover in a brutal jail to discover a sect which carries our ritual sacrifices in worship of a supernatural god.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Her election would also carry symbolic weight as Grijalva would be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Anisimova watched it all from a few feet away, the agony and ecstasy of a cruel game in stark relief.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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And so, her cri de coeur came out as one great, big, fat, satisfying moan of ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Lefler said other services, such as those picking up a resident using a wheelchair or providing additional assistance to the resident, traditionally call the day before or morning before to confirm who the driver is and the type of vehicle.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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The school's parking lot and driveway are big enough and far enough from the road to allow for more vehicle storage on school property, Murphy said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Earlier this year, U.S. officials had stated that Nvidia would require special permission to ship the chips, which are specifically designed for the Chinese market.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Henry Ford bought 400,000 acres of forest land in Michigan in 1920 and shipped the wood out to be milled and assembled until Ford began milling in 1934.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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“Transport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transport. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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