1
as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
Claire's grandfather agreed to transfer certain stocks to her when she turned 18
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2
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
they used Morse Code to transfer the message from one ship to another
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as in to send
to cause to go or be taken from one place to another
will have to transfer you from our San Francisco office to our New York headquarters
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as in to move
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
before she left the country, she transferred all her record books and important papers to her mother
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Recent Examples of transfer
After three years at Penn State, Kuntz transferred to Old Dominion ahead of the 2021 season.
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Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The board directed staff to return at a future meeting with clearer budget projections and plans for supporting students who will transfer to other schools.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Three of the players who transferred would have taken 50% of the budget.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Serah Williams, who transferred to UConn from Wisconsin for her final collegiate season, was named to the shortlist Friday, becoming the first Husky to make the top 10 since Olivia Nelson-Ododa was a finalist for the award in 2020-21.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The board directed staff to return at a future meeting with clearer budget projections and plans for supporting students who will transfer to other schools.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Three of the players who transferred would have taken 50% of the budget.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Serah Williams, who transferred to UConn from Wisconsin for her final collegiate season, was named to the shortlist Friday, becoming the first Husky to make the top 10 since Olivia Nelson-Ododa was a finalist for the award in 2020-21.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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Many of his proposals for peace have heavily favored the Kremlin, including requiring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Zelenskyy has refused to cede those territories voluntarily.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Callella has been arrested on suspicion of transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce, and without disclosing his identity, utilizing a telecommunications device with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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These studies confirmed that quantum bits (qubits) could be transmitted over long-distance fiber optic infrastructure.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The appeals court sent the case back to the lower court to amend the 2024 ruling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, Alekseyev was sent by the Russian military to negotiate with Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, during the Wagner group’s mutiny.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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As a politicized national fight over waste, fraud and abuse led by Republicans have targeted California and its Democratic leadership, Bonta and other state officials have moved swiftly to combat the claims.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the bottle had only ever moved between Burgundy and Bordeaux, a driving distance of roughly 300 miles.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In France, 60% of respondents said their government’s policies will leave future generations worse off, as did 53% in the United Kingdom and 51% in Germany.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Payne fled after the shooting, leaving his children behind.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thompson has handed them a blueprint to follow.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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After a year-long bake off, parks chief Josh D’Amaro was named Bob Iger’s successor at Disney, while TV boss Dana Walden was handed a new, improved role (Nellie’s piece on the American media glass ceiling remaining intact is well worth a read).—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Then again, Newsom signed SB132, the law that allowed an inmate who was assigned male at birth and serving 25 years to life for violent offenses, Tremaine Carroll, to transfer to a women’s prison, in which Carroll is alleged to have raped two female inmates.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Slotkin said her farm in Michigan received a bomb threat, her brother was assigned a police detail due to threats and her parents were swatted in the middle of the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the public health system also spread during the pandemic, and longtime anti-vaccine activist groups saw a swell in interest from the wider public.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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