1
as in cedes
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 transmits
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 sends
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 moves
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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5
as in leaves
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 hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
transferred the ball to the running back
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Recent Examples of transfers
In these systems, a dye molecule absorbs light and transfers the energy to a catalyst surface.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
According to the Israeli security agencies, the network receives, stores, and transfers Iranian funds from within Turkey.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Plurality simply chooses the candidates with the most first-place votes, while ranked choice voting eliminates the person with the fewest first-place votes and transfers their votes to the next candidate on each ballot.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
The federal government now transfers more than $40 billion annually from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, with approximately $10 billion of that representing a direct subsidy to the trucking industry.
—Michael F. Gorman, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Freshman Shelton Henderson and transfers Tru Washington and Tre Donaldson each scored 18 points.
—Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Spotify already supported TuneMyMusic, a third-party tool that transfers playlists between services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Tidal, and YouTube Music.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Another tool is auto-portability, a mechanism that automatically transfers a retirement plan to a new employer when someone changes jobs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
According to the Israeli security agencies, the network receives, stores, and transfers Iranian funds from within Turkey.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Plurality simply chooses the candidates with the most first-place votes, while ranked choice voting eliminates the person with the fewest first-place votes and transfers their votes to the next candidate on each ballot.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
The federal government now transfers more than $40 billion annually from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, with approximately $10 billion of that representing a direct subsidy to the trucking industry.
—Michael F. Gorman, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Freshman Shelton Henderson and transfers Tru Washington and Tre Donaldson each scored 18 points.
—Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025
Spotify already supported TuneMyMusic, a third-party tool that transfers playlists between services such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Tidal, and YouTube Music.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Another tool is auto-portability, a mechanism that automatically transfers a retirement plan to a new employer when someone changes jobs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfers
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Zelensky doesn’t have the domestic backing necessary for a deal that cedes territory.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
28 Dec. 2025
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The other major stumbling block is the future of Ukraine’s Donbas region, which Russia is demanding Kyiv cedes control of as a condition of the deal.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
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The CubeSat takes a high-definition image of its surroundings every 2 minutes and transmits it to the laptop.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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In one of his stories a fabricator of artificial eyes creates a portable surveillance camera in the form of an egg-size eyeball that transmits images to its creator.—
Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Dec. 2025
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Just hearing ‘set piece’ sends a shiver down Liverpool supporters’ spines.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Now, Tapachula is experiencing a reverse migration, as the United States sends planeload after planeload of deportees to the southern part of Mexico while the flow of migrants headed north has dried up.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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One slightly wrong rate in a budget, procurement forecast, or loan estimate easily moves millions of dollars in the wrong direction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Honda moves forward, turning to the right.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Back in 1962, Lilly leaves Juniper Hill with a higher dose of medication, which seems like the best-case scenario given the threat of lobotomy in the show’s opening titles.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The key is to fold the scarf over itself to create volume and to look for a lace trim that leaves the hem frayed, so as not to look too formal.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
9 Nov. 2025
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Instead, someone hands me a wooden pole with a piece of foam taped around one end and mimes poking the machine in its chest.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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In the video, the person hands a high-velocity Ball Bearing (BB) gun to his robot, Max, and asks it to shoot him.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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In a short almond shape, this set conveys quiet confidence and sophistication.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Even just sitting quietly at his side, the Irish actress conveys the healing power of human connection in several quietly profound scenes that course-correct his attitudes on life.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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That's how informality spreads, and productivity dies.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms can appear between seven and 21 days after exposure and may include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash that typically starts on the face and spreads downward.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Transfers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfers. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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