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as in ceded
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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as in transmitted
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 sent
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 relocated
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in handed
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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as in passed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
transferred the ball to the running back
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Recent Examples of transferred
Other concerns, Corrado notes, include the chance that an extremely sensitive DNA test could generate a DNA profile of someone who was never at a crime scene but whose DNA was transferred there by a family member or through other innocent means.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Instead, they were transferred to Dilley.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Hiddleston previously collaborated with Lloyd in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal which premiered in London and transferred to Broadway in 2019.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Lopez-Sanchez chose to take her child with her when Border Patrol transferred her to ICE custody, McLaughlin said.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
District officials confirmed on Thursday that 2021 bond dollars originally earmarked for renovations at the Daggett Montessori campus will move to the De Zavala campus when students are transferred.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Delane, a Maryland native, spent his first three college seasons at Virginia Tech and transferred to LSU for his senior year.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Iván called Manuela again, to say that he’d been transferred to a new facility, in New Jersey.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Following a few more years of work, the lexicographer—a studier or compiler of dictionaries—transferred his entire project online for anyone to peruse.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Instead, they were transferred to Dilley.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Hiddleston previously collaborated with Lloyd in Harold Pinter’s Betrayal which premiered in London and transferred to Broadway in 2019.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Lopez-Sanchez chose to take her child with her when Border Patrol transferred her to ICE custody, McLaughlin said.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
District officials confirmed on Thursday that 2021 bond dollars originally earmarked for renovations at the Daggett Montessori campus will move to the De Zavala campus when students are transferred.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Delane, a Maryland native, spent his first three college seasons at Virginia Tech and transferred to LSU for his senior year.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
Iván called Manuela again, to say that he’d been transferred to a new facility, in New Jersey.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferred
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McCalla and his friend ceded the space and found another about 100 feet away.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Arrington struggled against the Seahawks’ length at receiver, so Bill Belichick replaced him with Logan Ryan, who ceded too much cushion before backpedaling into the end zone and allowing an easy Chris Matthews touchdown catch to tie the game, 14-14, with two seconds left in the first half.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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While avian malaria is from the same family of protozoa that causes malaria in humans, the bird-specific strains cannot be transmitted to people, according to the National Audubon Society.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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This allows imagery to be transmitted in near real time, greatly speeding up the intelligence cycle from collection to operational decision-making.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The embassy reopening plans are classified and the State Department declined to comment on details beyond confirming that the congressional notification was sent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, Sarandos sent his own letter to Carr that objected to Cameron's claims.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Administrators with the Fort Worth Independent School District informed families on Wednesday night of the update to the school’s closure, citing structural issues at the district’s nearby Montessori campus that require those students to be relocated to De Zavala’s building.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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In late 2023, Talcott relocated from Windsor to downtown Hartford with the insurer noting that its decision was partly based on the amenities the city had to offer.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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Though Vedam fought the conviction for decades, almost 40 years passed before a team of attorneys discovered prosecutors may have withheld evidence that could have impacted the jury’s decision in his case.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hall passed First-year Auburn Coach Steven Pearl is being tested on a couple of fronts as the Tigers near the stretch run.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Only eight of the Pikachu Illustrator cards have been awarded a PSA Grade 9 and Paul’s sale is the only PSA Grade 10, the highest and most desirable grade assigned by PSA.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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As word spread on social media, Ozzy Osbourne stopped by.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Malliotakis has a history of spreading misleading information and incendiary lies tying immigrants to crimes, despite data showing immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than others.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Transferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferred. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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