1
as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18
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as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters
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as in to move
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
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Recent Examples of transfer
Mohammadi was urgently transferred from prison late Friday.
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Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Medical teams in Zanjan have requested her records before performing any treatment, while recommending that she be transferred to Tehran, her foundation said.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Cover the knots and transfer to the fridge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 May 2026
He was then transferred to Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City to recover from the amputation.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Medical teams in Zanjan have requested her records before performing any treatment, while recommending that she be transferred to Tehran, her foundation said.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Cover the knots and transfer to the fridge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 May 2026
He was then transferred to Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City to recover from the amputation.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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The company has been working to bolster its balance sheet since Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to Daniel Alegre, a former senior executive at Activision Blizzard.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other members who spoke to reporters at Nature News told the outlet that the board was set to meet on May 5 and planned to release a report on how the US is ceding ground to China on scientific endeavors.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Starting in May, drone pilots in China must also begin registering with their real names and link their drones to official identification or a cellphone number, with flight data being transmitted to the government.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the ban on transmitting trail cams on public land was also divisive among Idaho hunters, there’s a reason it was included.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
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The commission also sent its findings to the Kane County state’s attorney, the Chicago Police Department and police departments in towns where other major immigration enforcement actions occurred, including Elgin, Franklin Park and Evanston, Pritzker said.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Riquelme Vega, a Chilean Dutch cocaine importer also in the Super Cartel, wanted to murder a rival in Dubai by sending a team of Colombian assassins to the Emirates, Kinahan voiced his disapproval.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was instructed to respond by moving his eyes from left to right, and sure enough, the researchers counted two rightward movements of his eyes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Mercury moves through your 1st House of Identity, sharpening your voice and making your words more direct than usual.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Storrie was spotted leaving the Carlyle Hotel with a trail of fabric wrapped around his neck, blowing in the wind.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 May 2026
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The Knicks didn’t leave that first-round fire in Atlanta.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Limon won his Super Tiebreaker to hand the Scots the sweep.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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But Ottawa was whistled for consecutive penalties in the final minute of the frame to hand Boston a chance to answer.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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Marcoulier has served in the Army since July 2023 and is an infantry soldier assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, according to the military.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Seats will be assigned together, with locations revealed on the day of show at venue box office pickup.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hantavirus is suspected of spreading aboard a luxury cruise ship, killing three passengers and sparking new concerns as a once obscure disease, with an extraordinarily high death rate, rises amid changing climate conditions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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In rare cases, hantavirus infections can be spread between people, WHO said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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