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as in carried
to support and take from one place to another
there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground
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Recent Examples of ferried
The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Rhoades was captured by Sutter County sheriff’s deputies along the riverbank in the hours after Lyons’ discovery and ferried to the Feather River boat dock where Lyons’ family, law enforcement and news reporters waited.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Emily steps out wearing fabulous sunglasses to be ferried away by Marcello to lunch with his mother.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The spacecraft that ferried the Shenzhou 21 crew to space was repurposed to return their predecessors, Shenzhou 20 astronauts, after the Shenzhou 20 return vehicle was struck by space debris.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Guests were ferried in high-speed elevators to the vacant 49th floor of a new office tower in the city’s futuristic King Abdullah Financial District to take in vast cityscapes, and highlights of the British designer’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 collections.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Three days later, a trailer registered to Skeet’s ranch ferried it to Big Spring, where Baker was waiting.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Raft companies and shuttle services ferried searchers overland to and from the trailhead, and area chefs and restaurants donated breakfast, lunch, and dinner to feed an all-volunteer civilian army.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferried
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
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Guard Deja Jones started, but her recent struggles continued and head coach Zenarae Antoine pulled her quickly after a bad transition pass sailed over the head of forward Taleiyah Gibbs.—
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But the rookie’s kick sailed wide right just as time expired, sending the Steelers into the playoffs and ending the Ravens’ season on a heartbreaking note.—
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Deborah famously hauled bags of cement up the mountain with a baby strapped to her chest to construct the hydroelectric system that still powers 80% of the resort today.—
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Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.—
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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.—
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Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.—
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The child, who was not publicly identified, was transported to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
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He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton where he was pronounced dead.—
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One of the hottest teams in the league during the first half of the season, the Colts were sent reeling last week by the Steelers.—
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To get a closer look at the most popular show on network television, USA TODAY sent a reporter to train with pro Brandon Armstrong and perform a salsa.—
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Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.—
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Now, Letts has brought Coon back to Broadway with the Main Stem debut of his 1996 play Bug, a skin-crawling portrayal of people on the fringes.—
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“Ferried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferried. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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