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as in carried
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 ferried
Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Most of the island's hundreds of horses are ferried off the island in late fall to enjoy the winter on the mainland.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Her passenger had major injuries and was ferried via air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Willow Run had its own hospital and recreational field, and fleets of buses ferried workers from Detroit and surrounding towns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Monday’s alert threw listeria into the infections ferried by raw milk.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
While sailing on the luxurious phinisi charter Vela, the captain dropped anchor near Padar Island (home to a fabulous 40-minute climb to the top for sensational 360-degree panoramas) and then ferried a few of us to Padar Kecil beside it, letting us off in crystalline shallows the color of topaz.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
This stuff is making its way right up to the surface, potentially ferried through two monster-size blobs sitting at the core-mantle boundary.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Most of the island's hundreds of horses are ferried off the island in late fall to enjoy the winter on the mainland.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Her passenger had major injuries and was ferried via air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Willow Run had its own hospital and recreational field, and fleets of buses ferried workers from Detroit and surrounding towns.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Monday’s alert threw listeria into the infections ferried by raw milk.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
While sailing on the luxurious phinisi charter Vela, the captain dropped anchor near Padar Island (home to a fabulous 40-minute climb to the top for sensational 360-degree panoramas) and then ferried a few of us to Padar Kecil beside it, letting us off in crystalline shallows the color of topaz.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
This stuff is making its way right up to the surface, potentially ferried through two monster-size blobs sitting at the core-mantle boundary.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jackson, on Thursday and in her book, credited much of her accomplishments to her birth into a post-Civil Rights America and to the support system that carried her through it.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova took the first set when Swiatek sailed a forehand long while serving at 4-5.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Putin, now in his third decade as Russia’s leader, sailed to a fifth term in office last year.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Under pressure throughout the final set, Sabalenka just about hauled herself over the line, an ace setting up match point.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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After months of growing, but before the first frost, the tall stalks are cut and hauled to a ‘cane mill’ for processing.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To remedy this loss, the Black Bear Restoration Program, operating from 1958 to 1968, transported a few hundred bears from Minnesota and Manitoba to the Ozarks.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Following the stingray attack, Irwin was transported by boat to the Low Isles, about nine miles from the mainland, where he was pronounced dead by medics.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed soldiers had been sent to the area, per the BBC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mike Judge has brought the series back twice, first in 2011 and again in 2022.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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As of Wednesday evening, 40% of the fire was brought under containment by a fire crew of 44.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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