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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
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Just think about where your luggage has been; it gets hauled through airports, goes for a ride on a conveyor belt, rolls across dusty parking lots, is stashed into overhead bins, and is often handled by multiple people with no guarantee of clean hands.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Those were frugal, pragmatic solutions; every stone that could be reused was another one that didn’t have to be quarried, cut, hauled, and placed.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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Advertisement The adventures of these mercenaries-on-a-mission will dovetail with those of a small family, who were sailing around in the ocean for kicks when an unpleasant prehistoric sea beast overturned their boat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 June 2025
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Shortly after Trump sailed to victory, Musk entrusted Afshar in November with solving his growing demand problem.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
27 June 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
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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
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The body was transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Explore a collection of boats and yachts, meet industry leaders, and experience hands-on boating demos on Lake Michigan from August 21 - 24 2025 at the return of the Chicago International Boat Show.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In 2024, there were three drownings, 30 total boating incidents, 21 total injuries, and one boating fatality at Lake Lanier, the Georgia DNR's data shows.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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 15 Jul. 2025.
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