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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2
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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4
as in moves
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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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
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?
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The midfield is manned by the rotation of seniors Gael Ruiz (Hilltop and Christian high schools), Cal State San Marcos transfers Curtis Collazos and Diego Chavez, freshman Inaki Santamarina and Sagal.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The strategy transfers your pretax or nondeductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA to kickstart future tax-free growth.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
That transfers the risk to a new resident, leaving the community still facing future costly risks.
—Debolina Banerjee, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Not only that, but writing about it, sharing it with us, also transfers onto Davis the role of gift giver.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
The internet operates as a global network that transfers information between servers, devices and data centers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
When a homeowner qualifies for the program, the home transfers hands to Bonus Homes and is converted into an investment property that the company manages.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission, which transfers all of that power to the wheels, plus both traction control and a quickshifter are included, which make life easier.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The midfield is manned by the rotation of seniors Gael Ruiz (Hilltop and Christian high schools), Cal State San Marcos transfers Curtis Collazos and Diego Chavez, freshman Inaki Santamarina and Sagal.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The strategy transfers your pretax or nondeductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA to kickstart future tax-free growth.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
That transfers the risk to a new resident, leaving the community still facing future costly risks.
—Debolina Banerjee, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Not only that, but writing about it, sharing it with us, also transfers onto Davis the role of gift giver.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
The internet operates as a global network that transfers information between servers, devices and data centers.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
When a homeowner qualifies for the program, the home transfers hands to Bonus Homes and is converted into an investment property that the company manages.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The engine is mated to a six-speed transmission, which transfers all of that power to the wheels, plus both traction control and a quickshifter are included, which make life easier.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfers
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Unlike Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World or Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, though, Dracula lacks a true lead character—an effect of the film’s anthology format that ultimately cedes space to Jude’s AI imagery.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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But at this year's Japan Mobility Show, the Delica cedes the stage to an even cooler Mitsubishi camping rig, a futuristic concept combo that expands into a multi-room base camp.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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Powered by harmless red and infrared laser beams that pass through brain tissue, the MOTE transmits data back through tiny pulses of infrared light that encode the brain’s electrical signals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the classical Internet, which transmits bits, the Quantum Internet distributes qubits through entanglement and teleportation, enabling capabilities beyond anything conventional systems can achieve.—
Mallik Tatipamula,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 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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First, coverage that moves with changing shapes across the day, not just throughout multiple months.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of flights have been canceled, a trend that is expected to continue this week even as Congress moves toward reopening the government.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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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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He is whisked away from a charity basketball event to his Air Force One, where Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves (Jonah Hauer-King) hands him the Black Bag and instructs him to choose which retaliatory strike option to approve.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sullivan then hands Cameron his radio and tells him to take Jones to the medic truck.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Conrique’s dusky voice effortlessly conveys the emotional distress, before turning the song into one of bravery, as the protagonist leaves the unfaithful lover and then reminds the ex of all the ways those ongoing habits will lead to heartbreak in future relationships.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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That's how the music conveys that, expands it.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Visual aura is likely caused by a wave of electrical and chemical activity that spreads across the brain.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Leaming said there may be broader implications if this plan works, and the pattern spreads.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Transfers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfers. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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