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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
One of the most striking moments in the film is that of the cars of the Disneyland Railroad being ferried on trucks past downtown’s City Hall, a reminder that Disneyland, no matter its influences, its stewards or its changes, is a Southern California original.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
At the time of the fatwa, Gibney’s movie shows, Rushdie went into a kind of itinerant hiding in England, ferried by intelligence services from location to location.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Rhoades was captured by Sutter County sheriff’s deputies along the riverbank in the hours after Lyons’ discovery and ferried to the Feather River boat dock where Lyons’ family, law enforcement and news reporters waited.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Emily steps out wearing fabulous sunglasses to be ferried away by Marcello to lunch with his mother.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The spacecraft that ferried the Shenzhou 21 crew to space was repurposed to return their predecessors, Shenzhou 20 astronauts, after the Shenzhou 20 return vehicle was struck by space debris.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
In late December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged one of his company’s Robotaxis ferried him around Austin with no safety monitor in the front seat and performed perfectly.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
At the time of the fatwa, Gibney’s movie shows, Rushdie went into a kind of itinerant hiding in England, ferried by intelligence services from location to location.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Rhoades was captured by Sutter County sheriff’s deputies along the riverbank in the hours after Lyons’ discovery and ferried to the Feather River boat dock where Lyons’ family, law enforcement and news reporters waited.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Emily steps out wearing fabulous sunglasses to be ferried away by Marcello to lunch with his mother.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The spacecraft that ferried the Shenzhou 21 crew to space was repurposed to return their predecessors, Shenzhou 20 astronauts, after the Shenzhou 20 return vehicle was struck by space debris.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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One fan entered Melbourne Park with a grounds pass, bought dozens of burgers and carried them out for his friends to eat.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some are on the small side so they can be easily carried once filled.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Yesterday’s trial marked the sixth time the submarine sailed out for acceptance testing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Swain’s pass sailed long, but Weaver somehow corralled it and called a timeout before stepping out of bounds.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Most of the parts for such houses are assembled in a factory, like a car, then hauled to the property and put together.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The family hauled six horses in a convoy led by a 2-ton truck pulling a 32-foot trailer.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Aug. 2025
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The injured skier was transported to a local hospital for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The injured worker was transported to Broward Health in serious condition.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a July 2013 email sent to himself, Epstein appeared to accuse Gates of a series of improprieties.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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She was placed on administrative leave, stripped of her equipment, and sent home despite her therapist asking that she be brought directly to care.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Starmer has brought a delegation of nearly 60 British business executives and organization leaders on this trip.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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