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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
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.
—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
Passengers were seen being ferried in small boats from the cruise ship anchored at the Port of Granadilla to the island.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Wildlife here is so prolific that guests aren’t permitted to walk about; rather they’re ferried about by safari vehicle, passing honking hippos, giant basking Nile crocodiles and huge numbers of butterflies and birds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Harry and Meghan then boarded a dinghy that ferried them to a sailing boat, where more Invictus Australia veterans were waiting.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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
Passengers were seen being ferried in small boats from the cruise ship anchored at the Port of Granadilla to the island.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The ship will not dock but will remain at anchor, with people ferried off in small boats.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Wildlife here is so prolific that guests aren’t permitted to walk about; rather they’re ferried about by safari vehicle, passing honking hippos, giant basking Nile crocodiles and huge numbers of butterflies and birds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Harry and Meghan then boarded a dinghy that ferried them to a sailing boat, where more Invictus Australia veterans were waiting.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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His new doctrine fueled a decades-long war – one that ultimately carried the communist movement to victory and state power in Beijing in 1949.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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As someone who has sailed through Alaska, the Galapagos, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean, each has its own set of needs.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Itten twice came close with headers that sailed just over the bar, but Australia survived.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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My parents got the school involved, and the ringleaders were hauled into the vice principal’s office.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 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 unidentified woman was immediately treated by EMS personnel, and one firefighter was transported to a nearby medical center with an arm injury, the fire department said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Three women suffering from gunshot wounds were located at the scene and transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police spokesperson Officer Alayna Gonzalez.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The Angels brought a one-run lead into the seventh inning, and then just about everything went wrong in a seven-run inning that sent them to an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Ukrainian officials apologized and said that the drones were aimed at military targets inside Russia, but were sent off course by Russian electronic interference.—
Stephen McGrath,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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According to Oliveira, onlookers were amazed by the size of the shark as it was brought closer to shore.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Although Edeme never claimed to have invented the technique, she has widely been credited as the person who brought the style back into the fore.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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