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as in carried
to support and take from one place to another
there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground
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Recent Examples of ferried
Most of the island's hundreds of horses are ferried off the island in late fall to enjoy the winter on the mainland.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Her passenger had major injuries and was ferried via air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Willow Run had its own hospital and recreational field, and fleets of buses ferried workers from Detroit and surrounding towns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Monday’s alert threw listeria into the infections ferried by raw milk.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
While sailing on the luxurious phinisi charter Vela, the captain dropped anchor near Padar Island (home to a fabulous 40-minute climb to the top for sensational 360-degree panoramas) and then ferried a few of us to Padar Kecil beside it, letting us off in crystalline shallows the color of topaz.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
This stuff is making its way right up to the surface, potentially ferried through two monster-size blobs sitting at the core-mantle boundary.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Her passenger had major injuries and was ferried via air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Willow Run had its own hospital and recreational field, and fleets of buses ferried workers from Detroit and surrounding towns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Monday’s alert threw listeria into the infections ferried by raw milk.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
While sailing on the luxurious phinisi charter Vela, the captain dropped anchor near Padar Island (home to a fabulous 40-minute climb to the top for sensational 360-degree panoramas) and then ferried a few of us to Padar Kecil beside it, letting us off in crystalline shallows the color of topaz.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
This stuff is making its way right up to the surface, potentially ferried through two monster-size blobs sitting at the core-mantle boundary.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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The charge of conspiracy to commit wife fraud in connection with telemarketing carried a maximum sentence of 30 years, while the count of conspiracy to commit money laundering had a maximum sentence of 20 years.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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This bird carried not only the usual seagrass but also a strand of red grape algae, which glowed like translucent jewels.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Silvetti was shown his first MLS yellow card two minutes later and shortly thereafter launched his first shot, a powerful right-footer from outside the box that sailed wide right.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the former Jacksonville tight end has sailed closer to Jared Leto — a performance that’s hard to watch.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The replica Mercedes got purchased and hauled to Indiana.—
Laura Lane,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Previous iterations hauled about 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg) to the ISS.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nurses found Smirnova in the bathroom washing blood from her hands in the sink, while Kravtsov was transported to an area hospital, according to the complaint.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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At least one Ukrainian drone has also crashed in Estonia, which Tallinn said was sent off course by Russian electronic warfare measures.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to the Army, the media review emails were mistakenly sent to reporters, but the information in them is publicly available.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Judge Arthur Engoron issued the ruling on Tuesday to settle the lawsuit brought by Robert Costello, a lawyer from the firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, according to the Associated Press.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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After more than a decade of proxy battles, 2022 brought a surprising truce when Cracker Barrel and Biglari entered into a Nomination and Cooperation Agreement.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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