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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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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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as in removing
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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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
The former four-star recruit originally picked Ole Miss before transferring to South Carolina before the 2023 season.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Smothers is a former four-star recruit who started his career at Oklahoma before transferring to NC State before the 2024 season.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Olivier ended up transferring from Wake Forest to the University of Kentucky in 2020.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Here is a look at 10 notable former Dallas-area players who are transferring.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Buffaloes will be the third school for Perry, who started at Indiana before transferring to Miami (Ohio).
—Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
Moving across town and transferring from Lincoln-Way West to district rival Lincoln-Way Central, junior forward Nick Brzezniak had to work through some weird initial feelings.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
While in this energized state, the lignin functions as a photoacid, transferring protons to the histidine inside the solid material.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Reimberg suggested that inmates across the country have been causing chaos to prevent authorities from transferring them to the new prison.
—Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
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Once the dominant player in chips, Intel has struggled to keep pace with rivals over the past decade, ceding ground to Qualcomm and Nvidia in crucial areas like mobile and AI.—
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That was the fate of the East European Communist dictatorships, in a variety of ways—Wojciech Jaruzelski of Poland reluctantly ceding power to Lech Wałęsa and Polish democrats, or Nicolae Ceauşescu ending up riddled with his soldiers’ bullets.—
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Ronkonkoma resident Anthony Noto was indicted on charges of knowingly transmitting a threat to injure on Instagram in September 2025.—
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Beyond simply transmitting data, what other possibilities are emerging for tomorrow’s networks?—
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Ask for jobs in-person Leonard recommends going back to old-school tactics to secure jobs, rather than sitting behind a screen and sending off an endless number of CVs that will eventually be rejected by AI.—
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The World Baseball Classic seems to be gaining steam as a marquee event, and MLB is at least considering sending its players to the 2028 Olympics.—
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Lucas offered to amend the ordinance, removing the requirement for detention facilities, as well as for other facilities or buildings paid for with public safety sales tax money.—
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If surrounding trees are contributing to harmful debris buildup in your AC unit, pruning overhanging branches or removing the trees might be necessary to protect the unit.—
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In the fourth quarter and the game well in hand, Ndukwe blocked James Ferguson-Reynolds’ punt, handing IU the ball on the seven.—
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Sanders recorded 16 tackles and one forced fumble in 13 games, with Pro Football Focus handing him the third-best grade of all Texas State defenders.—
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So now, the ramshackle Coinjock School sits in the restaurant’s backyard and his plan for restoration keeps getting more ambitious with each passing year.—
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Sammis runs a pro-style scheme that prioritizes a strong run game and being efficient with the passing attack.—
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The Broncos offered video evidence showing Oden, a senior forward, committing five fouls — and referee David Walker making the wrong hand signal to the official scorer on his third, assigning it to sophomore forward Pharaoh Compton instead.—
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Along the way, fans began assigning the corgi her own superstar nickname.—
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South Florida doctors are seeing more people with cough, fever and other flu-like symptoms as a rapidly spreading influenza strain circulates across the country this winter.—
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Rob became an executive producer of Lyrics From Lockdown and the show traveled across the country, spreading awareness of Williams’ story.—
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“Transferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transferring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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