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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
The children's father was injured and transferred to a local hospital in Jalalabad, while the bodies of his wife and the children -- three boys and three girls between the ages of 4 and 15 -- were pulled from the rubble.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Cornish is currently incarcerated at the jail in Canyon County, but will be transferred to one of the state’s prisons to begin serving his lifetime sentence.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The bacteria are generally harmless in the gut, but when shed in feces and transferred to the urinary tract, the microbes can travel up the urethra and settle in the bladder.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
He was set to be transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective’s Unit.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The union is pushing for larger severance packages and for its members to be transferred to other local Peet’s stores with open positions.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Siler redshirted and later transferred to Division II USC-Aiken.
—Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
However, the latter two can’t be adopted by the general public and are instead transferred to law enforcement agencies.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The team also lost two of its most promising linebacking prospects in freshman AJ Tuitele and Matai Tagoa’i, who both transferred to other schools.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Cornish is currently incarcerated at the jail in Canyon County, but will be transferred to one of the state’s prisons to begin serving his lifetime sentence.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The bacteria are generally harmless in the gut, but when shed in feces and transferred to the urinary tract, the microbes can travel up the urethra and settle in the bladder.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
He was set to be transferred out of Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective’s Unit.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The union is pushing for larger severance packages and for its members to be transferred to other local Peet’s stores with open positions.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Siler redshirted and later transferred to Division II USC-Aiken.
—Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
However, the latter two can’t be adopted by the general public and are instead transferred to law enforcement agencies.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The team also lost two of its most promising linebacking prospects in freshman AJ Tuitele and Matai Tagoa’i, who both transferred to other schools.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferred
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Knowing Eddie Howe’s side has struggled to break down low blocks, Villa ceded space in midfield and defended deeper in the second half.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That is mass mobilization capacity built through years of narrative construction that mainstream institutions ceded by default.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Most commonly, it has been transmitted through direct contact with infected pigs or bats, the CDC says.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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But no matter how many times the story is rewritten, there is little truth in the popular version of events that Keegan’s words transmitted anxiety to his players, reduced them to nervous wrecks and created the meltdown that ended with the white flag of surrender.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a July 2013 email sent to himself, Epstein appeared to accuse Gates of a series of improprieties.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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She was placed on administrative leave, stripped of her equipment, and sent home despite her therapist asking that she be brought directly to care.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Failed units must be remediated or tenants relocated within 30 days, as well as the establishment of a complaint hotline for 24/7 reporting and the requirement of a landlord response within five business days.—
JAMES HERRERA MONTEREY HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the Armenian genocide, his paternal grandmother’s family moved to Egypt, while his paternal grandfather’s relocated to Syria.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The tall girl arranged her curls behind her ears and handed me three cones with vanilla and chocolate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cal State Northridge handed UC San Diego’s men’s basketball team its third straight loss Saturday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Per Assembly Bill 101 which passed in 2021, ethnic studies was supposed to be a graduation requirement for all California students in the class of 2030, those who would be entering high school in fall 2026.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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While some were able to be assigned to other teams, the organization needed more research-heavy expertise to match the new mission, so some had to be laid off.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Scott Laughton was assigned a cross-checking penalty at the end of the second period, after the final whistle had been blown.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Transferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferred. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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