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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3
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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4
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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5
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
Files containing personal data will be stored for about three years, and the EU said data may not be transferred to third parties.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Duke transfer Grayson Loftis, who replaced Harrell against the Owls, will get his first start since 2023 on Friday night against South Florida (3-1).
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Ramsingh’s family told ABC17 he was initially held in a temporary facility near Chicago for 80 hours before being transferred to a detention center in Texas.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
And a child who was shot was stabilized and transferred, Danic said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Duke transfer Grayson Loftis, who replaced Harrell against the Owls, will get his first start since 2023 on Friday night against South Florida (3-1).
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Ramsingh’s family told ABC17 he was initially held in a temporary facility near Chicago for 80 hours before being transferred to a detention center in Texas.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
And a child who was shot was stabilized and transferred, Danic said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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The company also missed the AI boom, having stopped making the chips that hyperscalers and AI giants like Nvidia badly need seven years ago, and ceding that market to Taiwan’s TSMC and Korea’s Samsung.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Continues to cede the production — most importantly, touchdowns — to Mims.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The system operates in low Earth orbit, where thousands of small satellites form a network to transmit internet signals to users on the ground.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dutch Bros said all orders would be taken in person either at the window or through a runner, who carries a handheld device to transmit orders to the kitchen, according to the proposal.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Records further indicate that in 2022 and 2023, the foundation sent $2 million to the Tides Foundation.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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After the busts, agents sent the drugs to the lab for testing.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The photographs show how the wearable had swelled leaving no gap between his finger and the ring.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But around five years ago, life handed him a raw deal.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Thirty years after handing Florida State’s dynasty its first ACC defeat, was Virginia going to incite another Scott Stadium party?—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Randles plays Elle Hardy, a senior constable assigned to reinvestigating the case.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Inside the immigration court's reception room, an interpreter had been told the case she was assigned to assist with had been placed on hold and likely would be rescheduled.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement That has helped save tens of millions of lives, contributed to a reduction by half of mortality rates of children under five, put developing countries on a better economic trajectory, and substantially reduced the chances that infectious diseases emerge and spread.—
Dr. Seth Berkley,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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