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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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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
According to the habeas petition, on June 13, 2024, Quintero Chacon went to his routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in North Carolina where he was detained and taken into custody and transferred to a detention center in Georgia.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would transfer the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from the state Department of Commerce and allow the authority to operate independently from a Cabinet-level department.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
On March 28, the agency notified its remaining employees that they would be terminated either on July 1, when all remaining USAID functions are set to be merged with State, or before Sept. 2, when the agency’s operations will have been substantially wound down or transferred to State.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would transfer the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from the state Department of Commerce and allow the authority to operate independently from a Cabinet-level department.
—Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2025
On March 28, the agency notified its remaining employees that they would be terminated either on July 1, when all remaining USAID functions are set to be merged with State, or before Sept. 2, when the agency’s operations will have been substantially wound down or transferred to State.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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But in Mexico, which in defeat was forced to cede more than half of its territory to the U.S., memories of the war and other military quarrels with the nation’s powerful northern neighbor remain deeply felt.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Russian attack came amid intensifying negotiations to end the war, with White House officials pressuring Zelenskyy and Ukraine to accept a potential peace plan that may include ceding land to Russia, according to a senior Ukrainian official.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Variations of this problem show up in various forms across computer science, especially in error coding and cryptography—fields focused on securely and accurately encoding data as it’s transmitted.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Intercepting biometric data as it is transmitted between devices and servers.—
Mohamed Lazzouni,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Multiple federal agencies on April 11 sent a letter to Harvard University accusing the college of violating federal civil rights law for not doing enough to combat antisemitism during student protests of the Israel-Hamas war.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Police were sent to the 2100 block of Scenic Place, which is southeast of Interstate 94 and McKnight Road, at 2:10 a.m. on a report of a gunshot and a man lying in the street.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Martinez moves well enough laterally to make defenders miss and bounce outside.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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In recent decades, the agency has continued boring tunnels where needed to move water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors accused Read of striking O’Keefe with her SUV then leaving him to die in the snow.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Along the way, they are disappointed to learn that Miami Beach has strict rules for spring breakers and plans to enforce those rules, leaving them disappointed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Now, she's being handed the reins to replace the network's biggest star amid dangerous political territory for Democrats, who lack majorities in both chambers of Congress and have faced an identity crisis since November, when former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Their future is handed to a judge with limited time, minimal context and little understanding of their family, finances or goals.—
David Centeno,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The State Department confirmed Anton's role on Thursday, assigning him responsibility for detailing the potential deal, which would include sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Similar to any reward system used to manage behavior, Dr. Egger says parents can cause children to unintentionally assigning a high emotional value to screen time, which leads to dependence.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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News of Baek-jin taking tens of thousands of dollars out of the burner account spreads discord among Baek-jin’s ranks, who are only in it for the money.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Perkins spread the ball around, with seven different players recording a catch.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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