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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
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Russia may be using the wreck of the MS Estonia–a Baltic Sea ferry that sank in 1994–as a training ground and strategic base for covert underwater surveillance operations targeting NATO forces, independent European investigators have said in a new report.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Annie Palmer, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
There’s Staten Island — working class, the world of the secretaries, the world that takes the ferry in to the financial district in New York.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Russia may be using the wreck of the MS Estonia–a Baltic Sea ferry that sank in 1994–as a training ground and strategic base for covert underwater surveillance operations targeting NATO forces, independent European investigators have said in a new report.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Tuesday launched a new ultrafast delivery service in the United Arab Emirates that can ferry groceries, cosmetics, electronics and other household items to shoppers in 15 minutes or less.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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In Neil Jordan’s underrated romance, Farrell plays Syracuse, a fisherman and divorced dad who one day hauls up a mysterious woman out of the water.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sessions will continue in the Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve, a private island sanctuary in the Bahamas, where guests will learn about coral restoration and marine protection, before sailing the turquoise waters with Horn to see the importance of protecting the delicate underwater ecosystems.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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But, that boat suddenly left the group and sailed into the path of the barge, Palomares said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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By adjusting their positions in real time, the drones can not only lift and transport the heavy object but also control its orientation, which is crucial for precise placement in complex environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a statement last week, Tulane said the monkeys do not belong to the university, and they were not being transported by the university.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was officially charged with boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory and seriously injuring two other passengers.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Select runabouts and speedboats, between 24 and 42 feet, have emerged as boating’s latest crown jewels.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the city that doesn’t sleep, Mamdani, the 34-year-old frontrunner, ate biryani with taxi drivers in Queens’ ever-diverse Jackson Heights neighborhood after midnight.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Deputies pulled over Bocio in Islamorada after the taxi was seen driving erratically, per Linhardt.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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North also styled her hair in braids like Dionne and carried a small black leather handbag.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This year, a replica of the Seneca Chief, which carried Clinton in 1825, set out from Buffalo on the canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The outdoor adventures continue in summer with scenic gondola rides, hiking, mountain biking, ropes courses, and racing down the mountain on an alpine coaster.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Six Senses Crans-Montana February 2023 saw the opening of the Six Senses, a 78-room ski-in, ski-out complex above the main gondola in Crans-Montana in Switzerland’s French-speaking Canton Valais.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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