1
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
When Saban retired, Downs transferred to Ohio State, starting 30 games over two seasons and leading the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2024.
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Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, all but two players on the 2025-2026 team coached by Steve Lavin have transferred out.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The vice speaker of parliament, Hamidreza Hajibabaei, said the first toll that Iran collected from ships using the strait had been transferred to the central bank's account.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The show later transferred to the appropriately named, at least on that occasion, Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said today that two vessels were seized in the Strait of Hormuz and transferred to Iranian waters.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
They were later transferred for the duration of World War II to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.
—Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Season passes can’t be canceled, transferred or refunded.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
At the time of the ship’s sinking on April 15, 1912, the Gordons and Francatelli deliberately transferred boats to stay together during the chaotic evacuation.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Bill Jones, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, all but two players on the 2025-2026 team coached by Steve Lavin have transferred out.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
The vice speaker of parliament, Hamidreza Hajibabaei, said the first toll that Iran collected from ships using the strait had been transferred to the central bank's account.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
The show later transferred to the appropriately named, at least on that occasion, Music Box Theatre on Broadway.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said today that two vessels were seized in the Strait of Hormuz and transferred to Iranian waters.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
They were later transferred for the duration of World War II to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona.
—Michael A Messner, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Season passes can’t be canceled, transferred or refunded.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
At the time of the ship’s sinking on April 15, 1912, the Gordons and Francatelli deliberately transferred boats to stay together during the chaotic evacuation.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferred
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But if the entire area was ceded back to the District of Columbia, the electoral advantage in the new districts would be dulled and new districts would be drawn in light of the state’s shrunken footprint.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the institute, McMahon ceded policy to others.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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That’s a lot of parasites The parasites found spoke volumes, given how they were transmitted.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Juan Soto hit a line drive right to the first baseman for the first out, but Francisco Alvarez hit a single to left, and Brett Baty sent one up the center to score two runs, and bring the Mets back to within one run.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The decades-old attraction has been closed since last September when its more than 30 inhabitants were relocated elsewhere in the park.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since starting the project, the couple have relocated from Singapore to Kissamos and is embedded in the community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jess Park Given Toone’s absence, Park will be disappointed not to be handed a start against Spain or Iceland, with Kendall and Blindkilde Brown handed opportunities to impress.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Falling giants The lopsided matchup on paper may have handed the Kings a historical bellwether.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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That's because many companies passed through their cost increases, raising the overall level of consumer prices.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Podgorski said the resident alleged that the individual was in front of his window facing outward and was masturbating as pedestrians passed the residence.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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When the Chicago office, which had about fifty lawyers, was closed, all of its cases, totalling in the thousands, were assigned to a single lawyer in Denver.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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But a rethink of these strategies could be prompted by what happened on the latest of his 516 appearances for the club, spread over 16 years.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The hood was spreading, forming its cupped oval.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Transferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferred. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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