1
as in ceding
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 transmitting
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 sending
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 removing
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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5
as in handing
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 passing
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
transferred the ball to the running back
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Recent Examples of transferring
Williams, an undersized combo forward who carves out space at will and debated turning pro after a first-team All-Big-12 campaign last year, will be the fulcrum of everything after transferring from Texas Tech.
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Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
They've been charged with receiving, transferring and attempting to receive and transfer firearms knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that they would be used to commit terrorism.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Moss’ pay this season has not been publicly reported, but he was expected to garner seven-figures in revenue-share and NIL payments after transferring from USC.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
When transferring the mixture to a baking dish, be careful not to pack it down.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for one minute before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Scales remained with the production for its nine-month run before transferring to Broadway studied acting under Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Man to Man will also play the Berliner Ensemble before transferring to an off-Broadway theater in Spring 2027.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
OpenAI proposes to become a public benefit corporation (PBC), transferring the nonprofit’s ownership of OpenAI’s technology to the for-profit arm, lifting the profit caps for investors, and doing away with the nonprofit’s oversight.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
They've been charged with receiving, transferring and attempting to receive and transfer firearms knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that they would be used to commit terrorism.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Moss’ pay this season has not been publicly reported, but he was expected to garner seven-figures in revenue-share and NIL payments after transferring from USC.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
When transferring the mixture to a baking dish, be careful not to pack it down.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for one minute before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Scales remained with the production for its nine-month run before transferring to Broadway studied acting under Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Man to Man will also play the Berliner Ensemble before transferring to an off-Broadway theater in Spring 2027.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
OpenAI proposes to become a public benefit corporation (PBC), transferring the nonprofit’s ownership of OpenAI’s technology to the for-profit arm, lifting the profit caps for investors, and doing away with the nonprofit’s oversight.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transferring
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Now, Middleton has returned to public duties and ceding the spotlight is apparently been hard for Queen Camilla.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
18 Oct. 2025
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This conversation didn’t just demonstrate the potential of transmitting voice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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He was charged with transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cass agrees to babysit their work crush Kalli’s (Louisa Krause) 11-year old daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman), but when Kalli fails to return, memories of Cass’ own difficult childhood begin to resurface, sending them on a healing journey with Ari.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Very quickly after the FY26 budget request's release, however, NASA leadership started sending messages to staff about reshaping the agency in that image.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The robot vacuum has 8,000Pa suction and a multidirectional floating roller brush with rubber and bristles, which does an excellent job of removing dust and debris from carpets.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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But whereas many abundance advocates typically talk about removing government impediments to growth, such as zoning restrictions, Rodrik focusses on government interventions.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jamaican vacation resorts stockpile supplies ahead of hurricane Jamaican vacation resorts are preparing for Hurricane Melissa by stock piling supplies and handing them out to hotel staff and guests.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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McVay’s offense inspired imitators as his assistant coaches spread across the NFL over the next few seasons, and while new defensive schemes famously evolved to counter it, 11 personnel seemed a permanent fixture of a league hell-bent on passing.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Missourians love their Katy Trail State Park, the former railroad track turned pancake-flat trail stretches some 240 miles across the state, skirting the river, winding through farmlands, and passing through other small towns.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Don't give your friend the extra task of assigning you a task.—
Marielle Segarra,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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On July 29, the Red Sox tried again, signing six-year veteran Chadwick Tromp to a minor league contract and assigning him to Triple-A Worcester.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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And in 2008, the site allowed users to create their own feeds—called subreddits—creating popular threads on topics like politics and science, but also spreading controversial content.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Animation is spreading to ever corner of Latin America.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Transferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferring. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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