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as in to haul
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 ferry
Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
It is also tasked with ferrying high-ranking government and military officials to bases throughout the region.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Among the ruins of jetties and stairs, where travelers waited for ferries, mudlarks often find accessories, coins and pins.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Verb
In such a scenario, Starliner could ferry cargo to the space station.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
It is also tasked with ferrying high-ranking government and military officials to bases throughout the region.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
Belfast, Northern Ireland, plans to start an entirely new ferry service to nearby Bangor using the Artemis EF-24 Passenger electric hydrofoiling ferry, but that was postponed until later this year.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Among the ruins of jetties and stairs, where travelers waited for ferries, mudlarks often find accessories, coins and pins.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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Everything appeared to be playing into United’s hands as the match wore on, but with 20 minutes of normal time remaining, Corentin Tolisso’s header hauled Lyon back into the contest.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The top 2 feet of dirt at the Michigan Avenue site was scraped off and hauled away because of contamination from lead paint peelings from the houses that once stood there.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As part of its efforts under [Free and Open Indo-Pacific], [Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force] remains delighted to sail into friends' ports and help enhance openness thru various and collaborative interactions.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Domestic life did not suit the 26-year-old young woman who had once sailed to China to preach the word of God.—
Claire Hoffman,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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This is the quartet’s 10th season aboard the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Every barrel is transported via the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to the port of Valdez, where it is loaded onto tanker ships.—
Brett Watson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Big cats like lions would have been captured in northern Africa, then transported across the sea before being moved across a network of rivers and eventually the road from London to York.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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But for those interested in a more active adventure, Myakka River State Park offers some of the area's best fishing and boating opportunities.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Officer Tietjen was stationed at the PATH station in Midtown and commandeered a taxi to reach the World Trade Center.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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One thing that every taxi driver will talk about these days is Donald Trump.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Loading media onto the watch, even basic offline maps, is such a hassle that even Apple has resigned itself to the fact that most people will end up carrying their phone instead.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emma had on a high-visibility vest over a short puffer jacket and was carrying a cardboard tube.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Coming online this winter is a very fast two-stage state-of-the-art gondola with 10-passenger cabins.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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That’s why early-season skiing at Keystone and Vail can involve skiing at the top of the mountain, but riding the lift or gondola down to the base rather than skiing.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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