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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
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Thanks to a phenomenon called the Bohr effect, rising acidity reduces the ability of your red blood cells to ferry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body, including your brain.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Originally Published: May 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT
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Boater in fatal Florida ferry crash did not commit hit-and-run, attorneys say
Central Florida home values surge, though not in Osceola; check how your ZIP fared
Paragliders invade Orlando Wetlands!
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
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Verb
Waiters ferried bottles of bubbly illuminated from the punt — and jockeyed to put coasters under glasses propped on the pristine furniture.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Thanks to a phenomenon called the Bohr effect, rising acidity reduces the ability of your red blood cells to ferry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body, including your brain.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
The National Park Service started planning for a new ferry landing on Alcatraz for visitors in 2015.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Originally Published: May 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT
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Boater in fatal Florida ferry crash did not commit hit-and-run, attorneys say
Central Florida home values surge, though not in Osceola; check how your ZIP fared
Paragliders invade Orlando Wetlands!
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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They are not designed to haul lumber or other types of recreational equipment and may not be secure enough.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Equally impressive were the things people couldn’t see, like the large basement spaces where animal acts would await their turn—complete with an elevator stout enough to haul elephants.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
Verb
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McGriff — the poster boy for the Clean Sluggers of America — sailed in unanimously.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The alternative would have been a full scrapping, which is what befell another Staten Island ferryboat, the Andrew J. Barberi.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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As a teenager, Ellen Dare Burling had an unusual summer job: Jumping off a moving ferryboat onto wooden piers, her arms filled with letters and packages destined for summer residents in their southern Wisconsin lake houses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The airport may also be an attractive feature for the critical minerals’ economy, especially if processing plants are set up and refined metal products are to be transported.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Having then been transported to the hospital, he was later pronounced deceased.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Obviously, with all the lake access, water sports—from boating, to kayaking, to canoeing—are a main draw.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
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In addition to crime, the advisory urges tourists to be aware of the dangers that can come with certain activities, such as jet skiing, boating and even just relaxing at the beach.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Based on the current taxi and ride-hailing car market, Bank of America estimates total demand for eVTOL air taxis could reach 200,000 units in the future.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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But low pay for drivers isn’t fundamental to the business of taxi and food delivery work.—
Daniel Ocampo,
Hartford Courant,
18 May 2025
Verb
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In an administration currently running the lowest early-months public opinion rating in modern history, however, Vance’s forcefulness carries long-term risk.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Two Richard Prince paintings carried the sale’s weight financially, bringing in $7.5 million with fees, constituting around 40 percent of the first sale’s total.—
Robb Report,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The lake, surrounded by tall peaks, fills up the back window of the gondola.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Even if the revisions are approved, the delay could jeopardize the potential for the gondola to be up and running by the 2028 Olympic Games, in which baseball will be played at Dodger Stadium.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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