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teleport

[tel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈtɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /
VERB
travel without physically crossing the distance
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We may not be able to teleport, either physically or via hologram, but we can Zoom or video chat with pretty much anyone anywhere.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

The founder of the Michigan-based technology company Aperture Science, he’s invented a portal gun that allows people to teleport to various locations.

From Science Magazine Jan. 19, 2023

Friends will teleport together to attend church, concerts and 3D exercise classes in far-flung corners of the world.

From Washington Post Sep. 14, 2022

Infants as young as three months know that a ball no longer in sight still exists and that the ball can’t teleport from behind the couch to the top of the refrigerator.

From Scientific American Jul. 11, 2022

“You want to teleport us someplace inside the Bureau?” asks Elsie.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Then, in a very early area, you can encounter an item that teleports you to a new location.

From The Verge Apr. 4, 2022

Opened by Franco Noriega and Milan Kelez in 2016, this West Village hot spot teleports you to a tropical oasis thanks to the vibrant greenery, strong cocktails, and live Latin music.

From Fox News Feb. 13, 2022

"You got some kind of food or something that just teleports you right back home, makes you feel all warm and fuzzy?"

From Salon Nov. 6, 2021

The real treat is how the food teleports me back to the memory of my grandmothers’ meals.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2021

I go for Zelda because she teleports and deflects projectiles and shoots fireballs from great distances, which are all optimal moves for any player looking to avoid hand-to-hand combat.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

For the first time, they successfully teleported the polarization state of a single photon from one quantum dot to another that was physically separated.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2026

Benito, who first won hearts with early Soundcloud bangers like “Diles” and “Soy Peor,” teleported back to 2016 to add dimension to the full-circle moment he commemorates in “Nadie Sabe.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2023

In the first two weeks alone, readers teleported in to Seattle’s library from all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

From Seattle Times May 13, 2023

When I first walked into the studio, I felt like I'd teleported inside a movie.

From Salon Oct. 15, 2022

I’d already teleported to his character and was trapped in a loading screen.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

And he had saved many sailors by flying through the sky to their aid during storms, calming the waves, trimming the sails, grasping the drowning by their hair and teleporting them to land.

From Slate Dec. 15, 2024

"In virtual environments, teleportation can lead to reduced spatial awareness, forcing users to reorient themselves after teleporting and can cause them to miss important elements in their surroundings," says Medlar.

From Science Daily May 14, 2024

She recently told olympics.org that if she could pick a superpower, “I think teleporting would be real cool.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

In a show that features everyday encounters with sex ghosts, time travel and a non-binary hero who is teleporting a community sheltering extraordinary outcasts, ravenous zombie butts are on brand.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2022

Sure, he did a lot of teleporting around the OASIS, completing quests and leveling up his avatar, but he didn’t actually know anything.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline



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