Thesaurus results for FERRYING

ferrying

verb

present participle of ferry

as in carrying

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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as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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Recent Examples of ferrying Residents of some leafy New York City suburbs say their peace and quiet is being shattered by helicopters ferrying even wealthier travelers out to the Hamptons, according to new reporting. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 High costs But shippers are ferrying crude through Hormuz at high cost to the lives of their crews and in freight and insurance rates, Bockmann said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Cars drive from one dot on a map to another, ferrying takeout to people at home on sofas. — Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026 Lately, he’s been ferrying barrels of that water into the city so that workers have water to bring home to their families. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Sean Vard, the long-time groom for Swiss rider Martin Fuchs, spends much of his life on the road, ferrying top show jumpers around Europe and beyond from his base near Zurich, Switzerland. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Veterinary staff needed help to complete the procedure, ferrying the animals back and forth in carriers on electric buggies. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Choppers flew overhead in a constant stream ferrying victims from a village just on the other side of the river. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 As with most of the military’s statements on strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the Pentagon did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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Nobody is accountable for carrying that signal across the business, another way of saying nobody owns it.

— Jay Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The cost of carrying a credit card balance and getting a car loan have also increased.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying

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The unfortunate crew of the doomed vessel were likely sailing to the west when disaster struck, the researchers wrote in a study about the wreck that was published earlier this year.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The fourth ship was identified as the Al Saadiyat, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailing

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Its location in an industrial working waterway won’t provide glorious views, but there’s something whimsical about hot tub boating on a summer’s evening, especially with a local Driftwood beer in hand.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
The 334-acre reservoir allows for boating, including sailboats, jet skiing, paddleboarding and kayaking.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of boating

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Typically custom-designed using specialized steel, some are so massive that transporting them can require moving power lines.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
However, carrying mission equipment presents different engineering challenges than transporting conventional cargo.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of transporting

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Tesla's third-quarter delivery numbers declined 2% from the year prior but nevertheless topped estimates, sending the stock surging.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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