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as in to haul
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 ferry
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Rue has spent the past five years ferrying fentanyl across the Mexican border, working off her debt to stateside dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Piech and Deutsch know each other, and Sora let users grant permission to appear in each other’s generations, so Deutsch made a video of the two of them jet-skiing on the East River in a gang called the Barracudas, talking smack to tourists on the ferry.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
That’s where your pet comes in, ferrying worms across yards, sidewalks and fences to locations the flatworm could never reach on its own.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Rue has spent the past five years ferrying fentanyl across the Mexican border, working off her debt to stateside dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
At cruising speed, the cabin measured just 63-64 dB in Stockholm commissioning trials, well below the 65-75 dB passengers typically experience on a modern ferry.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 09, New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
Piech and Deutsch know each other, and Sora let users grant permission to appear in each other’s generations, so Deutsch made a video of the two of them jet-skiing on the East River in a gang called the Barracudas, talking smack to tourists on the ferry.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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As the traffic slowly cleared, and tow trucks hauled cars away one by one, the small mountain town welcomed those during a tough time.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Originally introduced in 1944—made of builders’ canvas for hauling ice—it’s still made in Maine, one tote at a time, tested to hold 500 pounds.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The concierge can arrange bike rides through Lovćen National Park, white-water rafting in the Tara River Gorge, or even sailing excursions with Montenegrin Olympic sailor Milivoj Dukić.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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The site also features three miles of nature trails and a Treetop Discovery Tower with views of Lake Huron, the Straits of Mackinac and Mackinac Island, along with interpretive programming that explains how sawn lumber was rafted across behind sailing ships.—
Andy Morrison,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services All of the ducks were transported to the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus on Tuesday and put up for adoption beginning Wednesday morning.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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State officials have approved a private initiative to transport the whale back to the North Sea and possibly further to the Atlantic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rivera died at age 33 in an accidental drowning incident while boating with her son in July 2020.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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To enjoy the park above the sea, try boating or kayaking among the mangroves, which protect the region’s manatees.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Local taxis and ride-hailing service Uber are available in the city but tend to be pricier than their public transportation counterparts.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Giza is about 30 minutes by taxi from Cairo's city center (traffic depending).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over the first two rounds, ESPN/ABC will broadcast approximately 18 games, NBA/Peacock will carry approximately 28 games, while Prime will carry approximately one-third of the games.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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And just a month before Mulligan’s accident there had been a crash on I-10 in which a truck collided with a Lincoln Town Car carrying Harris’s aunt, along with her husband, her blind brother, and her teen-aged granddaughter.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The video starts with the family of four riding a gondola lift to the slopes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Former Boundary Waters guide John Kerschbaum traded canoe paddling for gondola cruising in 2000 (after shipping an authentic vessel from Venice to Minnesota), and his business has thrived ever since.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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