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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
Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
24 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
These booms—as well as a massive price tag—prompted the 2003 retirement of the only supersonic passenger plane, the Concorde, which ferried passengers starting in 1976.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
Washington has touted progress in negotiations with Tehran and several Asian nations have ferried some energy through the waterway, which has been blocked because of the conflict, but the global economy is suffering.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
Kenya serves as a major transport hub for businesspeople importing goods through the port of Mombasa to be ferried by road.
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ABC News,
18 May 2026
In the end, nearly 340,000 Allied troops were ferried to safety in England.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
This new angle shows the operation to evacuate passengers onto a smaller boat, which then ferried them into Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
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Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
24 June 2026
Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
These booms—as well as a massive price tag—prompted the 2003 retirement of the only supersonic passenger plane, the Concorde, which ferried passengers starting in 1976.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
Washington has touted progress in negotiations with Tehran and several Asian nations have ferried some energy through the waterway, which has been blocked because of the conflict, but the global economy is suffering.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
Kenya serves as a major transport hub for businesspeople importing goods through the port of Mombasa to be ferried by road.
—
ABC News,
18 May 2026
In the end, nearly 340,000 Allied troops were ferried to safety in England.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
This new angle shows the operation to evacuate passengers onto a smaller boat, which then ferried them into Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.
—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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Gwinnett was an English clergymen’s son who sailed for the colonies in 1762 and opened a general store in Savannah in 1765.
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Most of the crew members had sailed together for years, spending as much time on board as at home; several were related.
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The 85 million pounds of food, including meat and fish, is expected to be hauled to multiple landfills in Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside counties.
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The centerpiece of the property is the Mammoth Mine, a dormant gold operation that hauled up close to a literal ton of bullion in its day — 31,500 ounces, according to National Land Realty, which is listing the site.
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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.
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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.
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The child was transported to a nearby hospital for non-incapacitating injuries and will be released to a legal guardian.
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According to prosecutors, Edmond was directed by co-conspirators to make straw purchases of firearms from Georgia gun stores that were later transported and distributed to gang members in the Chicago area.
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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