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as in ride
a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another I'm without transportation tonight, so I can't meet you at the movies

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as in vehicle
something used to carry goods or passengers right now my bike is my only transportation

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Recent Examples of transportation People who live or work in La Mesa and are at least 18 can receive up to $1,200 to purchase an electric bike as part of a program to promote cycling as a main source of transportation in the city. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 San Jose locals can also email the city, and workers will deliver possessions, as unhoused people usually lack reliable transportation. Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025 Last year, Sacramento Regional Transit dedicated a project to address delays by reworking the schedule to have trains run every 15 minutes to improve transportation reliability. Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025 More details, including relocation of the transportation building/bus lot to Harter Middle School, can be found at Kaneland.org/referendum. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transportation
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Noun
  • As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Police claim the accident was due to a faulty or malfunctioning seat belt on the ride, Times of India reported.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Almost two dozen firefighters sued the department last week for violating their constitutional rights with a set of February vehicle searches.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Many analysts said Tesla could withstand those tariffs better than competitors because its vehicles sold in the U.S. are assembled domestically.
    Lora Kolodny,Ari Levy, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Plans for air support had been scuttled for various reasons, but several armored transports are on the way to evacuate them from the area.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This was caused by record global heat and cool air conditioning, rising industry consumption, electrification of transport, and growth of data centers and AI (artificial intelligence).
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transportation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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