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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
Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Step Back in Time on Hydra Catch the two-hour ferry from Athens to reach this quintessential port town beloved by everyone from The Rolling Stones and Brigitte Bardot to Leonard Cohen, who famously owned a home on the island and wrote Bird on the Wire while living here.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
The choose-your-own experience starts with the ferry ride across the Santa Barbara Channel.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Step Back in Time on Hydra Catch the two-hour ferry from Athens to reach this quintessential port town beloved by everyone from The Rolling Stones and Brigitte Bardot to Leonard Cohen, who famously owned a home on the island and wrote Bird on the Wire while living here.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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The barge was hauling concrete debris to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach across the bay.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Tankers hauling oil have been stuck in the Strait, impacting not only American gas prices, but energy prices around the world.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Johnston got the save on the third shot by Permian and the fourth sailed over the top of the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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There were many circuits of long-distance trade, mostly organized around large bodies of water, mostly conducted by small ships that could not sail in open ocean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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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Stillage is a heavy, moisture-rich byproduct that is typically difficult to transport or costly to dry for use as animal feed.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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On their last night together before Raissa leaves, the two stumble upon a strange portal that transports them to the island of Nakali, which is filled with mythological creatures pulled from Filipino folklore and mythology.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The boating forecast in South Florida on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Lake Hayward, a roughly 170-acre freshwater lake in the small town of East Haddam, is a popular spot for boating in New England.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The easiest way is to hop in a taxi – fares come in at around £12.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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The startup is also signing partnerships with global players, including ride-hailing platforms Uber and Bolt; ComfortDelGro, one of Singapore’s largest transit and taxi operators; and Stellantis, the European car giant.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The men, ranging in age from twenty-nine to sixty-four, carried rucksacks containing the few items that they were allowed to bring.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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For a Nets team that has watched too many games slip in the same way, the early minutes of the fourth carried a familiar warning.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here’s hoping McCourt gives us a path of some kind — whether the city approves the gondola or not — because a pretty walk generations can enjoy would be a prettier civic legacy than driving a team into bankruptcy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, a hilly section of the southern suburbs is now served by a gondola, Greater Paris’ first.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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