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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
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
24 June 2026
On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
His first long cruise was an 11-night sailing onboard Norway’s Hurtigruten, a sort of hybrid ferry/cruise service operates along the country’s long coastline.
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Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Verb
Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
24 June 2026
On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Noun
Or, bring or rent your own kayak or paddleboard and get to the island without a seat on the ferry.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
His first long cruise was an 11-night sailing onboard Norway’s Hurtigruten, a sort of hybrid ferry/cruise service operates along the country’s long coastline.
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Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
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Elsewhere, drivers encountered a very different kind of mess when a tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of extra-firm tofu crashed off a highway into a ravine in Missouri in March, The New York Times reported.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
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Facing no one but the goalkeeper, Moshobane sailed an uncontested shot from 18 yards over the top of the net.
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The ship was sailing an Alaska and Canada voyage round-trip from San Francisco, according to CruiseMapper.
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But nearly a decade since the first city-run ferryboat set sail, the system has been working to win over skeptics.
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Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.
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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.
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As a result, the department is urging the public to review water and boating safety guidance.
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Lily had an active life of golfing, skiing, and boating with her family.
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Fellow New Yorkers know how magical the city can be in the summertime, and what better way to evoke the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple than with the iconic taxi cab yellow.
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Le Chambard, my next hotel, sent another taxi for the 30-minute trip to Kaysersberg, a fairy-tale village framed by vineyards.
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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On Wednesday, June 17, the Lancaster County park's Sky Ride, an open-air gondola that transports guests across the property, stopped while guests were on board, a park spokesperson said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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The hotel is nestled in somewhat of a residential neighborhood surrounded by ski chalets but less than a five-minute walk from the shopping and dining district and a 10-minute walk to the Aspen Mountain gondola.
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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