ferried

verb

past tense of ferry
1
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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2
as in sailed
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 The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president. — Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
  1. carried
  2. sailed
  3. hauled
  4. boated
  5. transported
  6. sent
  7. brought
Verb
  • Neither of those, though, carried the expectations of five-time champion Brazil, which last won in 2002 but at least had done no worse than the quarterfinals in the five subsequent tournaments.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of carried
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  • His blast, which sailed just inside the right field foul pole, was the difference as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 at Petco Park.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • When Shackleton sailed 800 miles seeking rescue, Wild stayed on Elephant Island with 21 men and dwindling supplies.
    — Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state after months of feeding at sea.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Any Bay State citizen from Boston to Great Barrington would have been handcuffed and hauled into court yesterday for sucker-punching a fellow bar patron the way a State Police officer did over the weekend.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of hauled
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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
Definition of boated
Verb
  • In a victory march across the makeshift bridge, the soldiers transported 140 Carthaginian elephants from Sicily to Rome’s Circus Maximus, according to the first-century historian Pliny the Elder.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
    — Theresa Clift July 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of transported
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  • Balogun was initially sent off during the United States’ 2-0 Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, but FIFA overturned the decision.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Amid the rebellion, Johnson canceled votes and abruptly sent lawmakers home ahead of the July 4 holiday.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of sent
Verb
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of brought

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