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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
Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
Stockholm’s ferries bypass water resistance entirely using hydrofoil technology.
—Jaclyn Trop, Wired News, 5 June 2026
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Verb
But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
Besides, missing the ferry might be the best thing that happens all day.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2026
Stockholm’s ferries bypass water resistance entirely using hydrofoil technology.
—Jaclyn Trop, Wired News, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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The Traverse was then reportedly hit by the driver of a tractor-trailer hauling an empty logging trailer.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Dozens of VLCCs are sailing from the South China Sea and across the Indian Ocean toward the United Arab Emirates ports, where at least 30 ships were already at anchor, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward on Wednesday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Russia’s defense ministry said the crew fired warning shots several hundred yards in front of the yacht, which appeared to be sailing on a collision course with the vessel.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Right now, engineers and craft workers are teaming up to design and build the new ferryboat.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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He was then transported by emergency medical services to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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If enacted, the legislation would allow nuclear weapons to be transported, supplied or possessed in Finland where the country’s military defense requires it.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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From boating and hiking in the summer to ice fishing and snowshoeing in winter, there's fun to be had on land and water throughout the entire year.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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The fire department said the eight other people in the boating party returned in the last two boats that had remained upright.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In the taxi from Tribeca to Turtle Bay, a host on 1010 WINS announced that Ted Kennedy had died the previous night, shortly before midnight.—
Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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But a flying electric taxi from Manhattan to JFK?—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Once, there was a showdown with another tour bus — one presumably not carrying theatergoers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The spacious purse comes with two strap options, so it can also be carried as a crossbody.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Whistler is also home to over 31 miles of alpine hiking trails, four championship golf courses, four lakes for water sports, three rivers for white water rafting, as well as the famed Peak 2 Peak gondola.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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