bused

verb

variants also bussed
past tense of bus
as in trundled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bused
  1. coached
  2. motored
  3. rode
  4. sailed
  5. migrated
  6. cruised
  7. navigated
  8. drove
Verb
  • Then, the Chargers have a home game against Houston — also surprisingly winless — then play at Baltimore, where the 3-1 Ravens are coached by former Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When nobody has coached a person into this transition, the degeneration is quick.
    — Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of motored
Verb
  • Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts — the color of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party — rode motorcycles and drove through the capital’s main avenues, honking their horns and waving Venezuelan flags.
    — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rode
Verb
  • Aubrey's 65-yard attempt with about 30 seconds left in the second quarter sailed wide left.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • Shallwani’s father migrated from Karachi to the US in 1971, part of a wave of Pakistanis that began to arrive in the United States in increasing numbers by the 1970s.
    — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By the 1980s, Moncler had also migrated from the mountains to the city, as its puffers became part of the uniform of Milan’s Paninari, the post-prep youth tribe of the time.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of migrated
Verb
  • The Chicago Blackhawks were coming off a less-than-ideal season opener to Vegas, where the Stanley Cup runner-ups cruised to a 5-2 win.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Caitlin Clark put together a historic performance as the Indiana Fever cruised to a 99-89 victory in Game 2 of their playoff matchup against the Aces on Tuesday, forcing a win-or-go-home Game 3 in Las Vegas.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility The resort does not have any ADA-compliant villas, and there are some steps throughout the property navigated typically by golf cart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • That same day, another couple, navy veterans Iris and David Galindo, drove to Moonlight Ridge to pick up their first order of goat milk.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The government says the non-oil economy and job creation drove growth in the first half of this year.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of drove
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“Bused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bused. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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