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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
CBS News, 4 June 2026
Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.
—David E. Sanger Gaëlle Girbes Jason Horowitz Manuel Roig-Franzia, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
To reach the island from Athens, catch a roughly one-hour flight or a nearly 90-minute ferry.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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Verb
The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
—CBS News, 4 June 2026
Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.
—David E. Sanger Gaëlle Girbes Jason Horowitz Manuel Roig-Franzia, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Noun
The border is rarely more than an hour’s drive or ferry ride away.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
To reach the island from Athens, catch a roughly one-hour flight or a nearly 90-minute ferry.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferry
Verb
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In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The trailer was hauling fireworks, which ignited during the blaze and shot off in a wild display.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Lombardo faced six primary challengers of his own, but sailed to victory Tuesday night.—
Paul Boger,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Fermin’s throw sailed into center field, but Arroyo was called out due to batter’s interference.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Crofton will be the only living person with a Disney ferryboat named after her.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Right now, engineers and craft workers are teaming up to design and build the new ferryboat.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Verb
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As the first city in the New World, Santo Domingo is a place of great historical significance, home to the first cathedral of the Americas and other colonial monuments that transport tourists back in time.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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According to the Coral Gables Fire Department report, Aponte was transported to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Hooker vanished on April 4 while boating near Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands with her husband, Brian Hooker.—
Kelsie Cairns , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The boating company, which offers tours, sales, and storage, has been a local institution since 1873.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Autonomous taxis are central to Musk’s effort effort to transform Tesla from a dominant maker of electric vehicles into a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, my niece is ready and the potty full of pee is passed above the table because there is no room to carry it around the side without spilling on the guests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Cellphone video captured a spectacular, pre-Fourth of July display of fireworks on a Tennessee highway Saturday evening as a trailer carrying the incendiary haul erupted, authorities said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Naples Island, a short 15-minute drive away, offers opportunities for year-round whale watching or a romantic gondola ride with Gondola Getaways, the oldest and largest fleet of gondolas in the Americas, established in 1982.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Imagine taking a gondola through the sky to a magical, floating boarding school.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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“Ferry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferry. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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