Thesaurus results for TRANSITS

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noun

plural of transit

as in transports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of transit

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier

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Noun

This means that the zodiac sign (namely its attributes, element and modality) Venus transits through can determine the personality of the transit. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 The problem is that with an orbital period of somewhere around 355 days, transits of HD 137010b don't come along very often, and without knowing the orbital period precisely, astronomers don't know when to look for the next transit. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

The local administrative official reporter spoke to said the ELN controls both sides of the Colombia-Venezuela border and demands money for everything that transits through the area, not just drugs. — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 For instance, as the moon transits through this Air sign, we are collectively drawn to options and variety. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The oil that reaches Yanbu then transits through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Eighty percent of oil that transits the waterway is bound for Asia. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026 But concerns are rising as 20% of the jet fuel used by the EU normally transits through the Strait of Hormuz. — CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 The Persian Gulf waterway typically transits roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Though the oil and gas that typically transits the strait is primarily sold to Asian nations, Japan and South Korea were the only two countries from the region joining Thursday’s call about the strait. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Due to Iran effectively blocking the flow of oil and gas that transits the Strait of Hormuz, energy prices have surged. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Mar. 2026

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Noun

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

Definition of transports

Verb

This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverses

Noun

The proposal would have generally banned e-bikes and other e-conveyances from playgrounds, parks and school grounds unless signs specifically allowed them.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Folsom city leaders are considering new regulations targeting e-bikes, electric scooters and other electric conveyances as complaints about unsafe riding and damage to parks continue.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of conveyances

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Performing instrumental passages, the singer often lowers his head so much that his forehead nearly touches the piano keys.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Embroidered passages from Princess Sirivannavari’s poetry used personal memories of journeys and travel to the garments.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of passages

Verb

Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Hotels, as well as airports, are perfect places to test this technology because their electricity usage follows quite predictable patterns.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of follows

Verb

This isn't too much to ask for given its position given its Little Cottonwood Canyon position, which can enhance snowfall when Pacific moisture travels inland and reaches the Wasatch Mountains.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Like Mary Ventura, Esther travels down a tunnel before greeting her mother at its end.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

Everyone must be ready for anything, and as 100 becomes 50, the kitchen slowly empties and the competition intensifies until one cook eventually walks away victorious.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
The video starts recording the night before the fire when a person walks by, heading toward the back of the home on Stricker Street.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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