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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
Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Waiters inside carried ferried dishes during lunch rush, including Carlotta’s Chicken Mole and shrimp tamales.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Those stops for demonstration purposes and top-ups are how the P-12 managed to become the first electric passenger ferry to complete such a long country-to-country journey under its own power.
—Stefan Ionescu
february 04, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The smuggling ring ferried cigarettes, tobacco, mobile phones and other goods into Gaza, and its members divided profits from the sales.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Waiters inside carried ferried dishes during lunch rush, including Carlotta’s Chicken Mole and shrimp tamales.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
The location would also allow Amanda to take the local ferry into New York City for work.
—Celia Fernandez
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Those stops for demonstration purposes and top-ups are how the P-12 managed to become the first electric passenger ferry to complete such a long country-to-country journey under its own power.
—Stefan Ionescu
february 04, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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The Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company said that crews responding to the crash found a semi-trailer truck that was hauling produce and was fully engulfed in flames.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Enter Tyrannio, a Greek specialist in literature and libraries, owner of some 30,000 scrolls and famed expert on Aristotle — in fact, the same man responsible for restoring the philosopher’s tattered library after it was hauled to Rome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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This has disrupted standing deployment plans, scrambled ships to sail thousands of miles and put increasing strain on vessels and equipment that are already facing mounting maintenance issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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If only the Rose of Nevada were to sail again, maybe the village’s fortunes could be reversed.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For Valentine’s Day 2026, Avianca transported more than 19,000 tons of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador, a 6% uptick from last year.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Two victims were airlifted to a hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries, police said, and a third victim died while being transported to the hospital.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There are walking trails, a spa, water activities such as boating and windsurfing, rum tasting, and three infinity-edge pools.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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But can Miami close the deal and boat the whale?—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To request a taxi, call or send a WhatsApp message to +39 333 164 5000.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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This was also the first full quarter that accounted for business from Freenow, the European taxi app Lyft acquired last year.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The launcher carries six 300 mm rockets and is operated by a small crew working from within an armored cabin designed to protect against shrapnel and small-arms fire, according to reports.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Of his goals, the strike just outside the box away to Inter carried the most threat.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hop a gondola into the town of Telluride and enjoy restaurants, art galleries, and a heaping dose of Old West charm.—
Caroline Tell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The gondola returned to normal operations Thursday morning, Gore Mountain said.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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