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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
Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The president has mounted a widening campaign against Venezuela's government, involving seizing oil tankers and striking boats that are reportedly ferrying drugs.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Those include a rail or bus rapid transit station, or a ferry terminal.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Verb
One is expected to return containers that are clearly part of the originating household and are used for ferrying informal gifts — such as homemade pies or leftovers from family dinners.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The president has mounted a widening campaign against Venezuela's government, involving seizing oil tankers and striking boats that are reportedly ferrying drugs.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
For more calm and clear water snorkeling, book a day trip ferry or water taxi to Peanut Island.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Those include a rail or bus rapid transit station, or a ferry terminal.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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The city expects to begin negotiating a new waste hauling contract in late 2026.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Tribune claimed that the city was overstating the success of the Blue Bag program by determining the recycling rate only when considering garbage sorted at MRRFs when, in fact, a lot of recyclables were going to waste transfer stations where they were hauled to landfills.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Since then more Russian and Chinese vessels have sailed the northern routes repeatedly.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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McDaniels schemed a few targets that had receivers open but nonetheless fell incomplete (DeMario Douglas' drop in the third quarter, and an incompletion sailed wide to Rhamondre Stevenson in the second quarter).—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 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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Authorities entered the residence, and the man was placed in an ambulance and transported to the hospital.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Loaded with questions and crimes, the Syrian train transports its people to the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Between wading or boating into choppy surf, baking in the hot sun, and getting doused in salty spray, the elements are brutal on the human body and the gear meant to withstand them.—
Francesca Krempa,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, its carriage could be seen getting stuck on the bumper of a taxi and damaging it as the horse finally came to a stop.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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On March 19, 1932, after going to a movie, Long Lance told a taxi driver to take him to Baldwin’s estate.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Three agents are then seen carrying the man away from the scene by his arms and one of his legs.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Art carries wellness benefits, as well.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Up on the mountain, skiers and riders can find one of the best hills in the east, and non-skiers can enjoy a gondola ride to a mountaintop meal.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Zephyr is around 100 feet from the gondola in the heart of the Winter Park base village.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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