Thesaurus results for FERRIED

ferried

verb

past tense of ferry

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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to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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Recent Examples of ferried Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas While Madilynn Becker has long since given up most of her rituals and superstitions, there was one that ferried her through her young pageant career. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 He’s now being ferried around the Ankara airport in a food service vehicle to a third aircraft, leaving the crew and other administration personnel to leave on a plane that was presumably under threat. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 In the mid 1800s, opulent steamers like the Albany ferried passengers across the Great Lakes to burgeoning Midwest cities. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026 Middle Eastern producers have ferried cargoes out of the Gulf as part of a shuttle program put in place by several countries in the region. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Soufflet Vigne, the French agricultural supply and winemaking service company, ferried back and forth water tanks and pumps typically used for fermentation and production to provide water sources for firefighters. — Kate Dingwall, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 Jet skis ferried survivors back to shore while people on the beach provided first aid. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Embracing a local landmark, the park course had a ramp styled after Sacramento’s Tower Bridge, the State Fair site’s iconic sky ride ferried guests and skateboarder Nyjah Huston of nearby Davis made a podium at age 31. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 This year, 20,000 metric tons of apples were moved via the train, and goods like cars and cement were ferried into the region. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

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Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Wildlife photographer captures striking images of recovery Photographer Chris Bray managed to capture overhead photos with a drone of the Starship being hauled to shore that set the internet abuzz.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 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
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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And periodic ceasefires during the war sent global oil prices lower – only to rise again whenever those agreements have lapsed or run out.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Pakistan, which played a key role in brokering a 60-day ceasefire in June, sent a high-level delegation to Iran on Monday to discuss ending the war, the military said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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But Tehran remains defiant after nearly six months of war and has brought shipping to a virtual standstill in ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, refusing to allow unauthorized oil tankers to transit a waterway that ⁠is vital for global oil shipments.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
Golesh brought not only his quarterback but his center and 10 more players from South Florida, And the defense returns some key starters.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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