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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
Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
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John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
—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
John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
—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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Only three currently represent districts Harris carried last year.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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George Zinn was one of those captured in viral video footage being apprehended and hauled away by Utah authorities at the school following the murder.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Ryugu samples hauled home by Hayabusa2 contained larger quantities of hafnium isotopes compared to lutetium isotopes than were expected.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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Three students who suffered from gunshot wounds, including the shooter, were transported to receive medical treatment, according to authorities.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The worker was subsequently transported to a local hospital, the Fire Department says.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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At least one Ukrainian drone has also crashed in Estonia, which Tallinn said was sent off course by Russian electronic warfare measures.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to the Army, the media review emails were mistakenly sent to reporters, but the information in them is publicly available.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Canales was brought here to bring a creative offense to town.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins voted to continue mask mandates in Brevard County schools, even after the DeSantis administration directed districts to lift them, a stance that brought protests outside her home, threats against her family, and national media scrutiny.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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