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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
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Currently, all of these are essentially ballistic capsules that haven't changed fundamentally since the heyday of the Space Race, but now various companies and government space agencies are taking another look at spaceplanes for their ferry work.
—David Szondy
june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025
AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The audience watched quietly until Matthew McConaughey, sporting a parted blond bowl cut and ferrying students to some end-of-year fun, delivered a signature bit of dialogue.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Verb
After learning that ferries were still operating to and from Martha’s Vineyard, Alves reportedly headed there.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Currently, all of these are essentially ballistic capsules that haven't changed fundamentally since the heyday of the Space Race, but now various companies and government space agencies are taking another look at spaceplanes for their ferry work.
—David Szondy
june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025
Noun
For more than 130 years, Hurtigruten has played a vital role in connecting local communities along the coast of Norway, transporting mail and cargo, and ferrying passengers from port to port.
—AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The audience watched quietly until Matthew McConaughey, sporting a parted blond bowl cut and ferrying students to some end-of-year fun, delivered a signature bit of dialogue.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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Its employees pick up furniture in its delivery vans and use a proprietary network of carriers to bring it to customers, giving it an edge over platforms where buyers need to haul furniture from the sellers’ homes.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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And an integrated rear rack is rated to haul up to 75 lb (34 kg) of shopping or gear (or pooch with the addition of an optional carrier).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Boaters can set out from the property and sail into Vineyard Harbor and the open waters beyond.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But that ship had sailed, was sinking, and had the Heat’s season taking on water.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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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
Verb
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An unidentified 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene and five other victims were transported to the hospital, police said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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The deputies gave the man first aid and he was transported to an area hospital where he was listed in critical condition.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
Verb
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For the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, each nation was also boated down the river, making the Seine a focal point for Olympians and visitors.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The Chinese have forbidden any fishing or boating on the lake due to conservation commitments, but our guide informed us that occasionally North Korean soldiers will venture with a boat for fishing in the lake.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Vietnam has introduced reforms, adopting stricter vehicle emissions standards and pledging that 50% of buses and taxis will be electric by 2030.—
Spike Johnson,
NBC news,
29 June 2025
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Celebrities in superyachts and taxi boats are sailing into the three-day wedding party while protests spread throughout the city ahead of the lavish wedding.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Verb
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One big winner carries the fund, while generally nine others are duds or all-out failures.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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All six would have to make a stop to change into a long dress, don a wig, and carry a handbag filled with bricks to the finish line on Power’s stage.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
Noun
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At Park City Mountain, chair lift rides open up for the summer season from the Town Lift, Payday Lift, or Crescent Lift, and gondola rides start from the Red Pine Gondola in Canyons Village.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 July 2025
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Aside from attending the wedding celebrations and going for gondola rides in Venice, the Kylie Cosmetics founder also made sure to view art at a museum in the city and spend time with her two children, Stormi and Aire Webster.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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