1
as in to cede
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 to transmit
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 to send
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 to move
to change the place or position of
transferred the car keys from my pocket to my purse
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as in to leave
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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Recent Examples of transfer
Following its recovery, workers transferred the mummy to the Niğde Museum Directorate for further analysis.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Sophomore punter Orion Phillips, who transferred in from Murray State last year, transferred out to Utah.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
One man has since been transferred to a facility in Louisiana.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Before transferring to join Clemson’s inaugural gymnastics program, Clark was also a star at Utah State University.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Sophomore punter Orion Phillips, who transferred in from Murray State last year, transferred out to Utah.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
One man has since been transferred to a facility in Louisiana.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Before transferring to join Clemson’s inaugural gymnastics program, Clark was also a star at Utah State University.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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There are consequences to Congress ceding wide swaths of its authority to a massive administration state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Losing once again could see Barca cede its one point lead at the La Liga summit over Atletico Madrid, and three point advantage at the expense of bitter rival Real Madrid.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Betsy died from hantavirus, a flu-like virus transmitted to humans via rodent urine, saliva and droppings.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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What To Know The DOJ announced in a news release on Friday that State Department employee Michael Charles Schena, 42, had been arrested and charged with conspiring to collect and transmit U.S. national defense information to unauthorized recipients.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Bears sent a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for Thuney and a sixth-round selection in next month’s draft to the Los Angeles Rams for Jackson.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Spaun could have won outright himself, sending the Northern Irishman straight home.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Re-signing two of their own free agents, defensive tackle Kevin Givens and running back Patrick Taylor Jr., to one-year deals didn’t move the enthusiasm needle much, either.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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After appearing to be instantly knocked unconscious, she was quickly moved and treated by medics trackside as the race continued.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The last remaining Founder, Marlene Hagge-Vossler, passed away in 2023, leaving a sad void at the Founders Cup.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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After his 2011 arrest and imprisonment, Ai left China in 2015 and now lives and works in Europe.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers recorded 39 shots compared with just 10 for the Lancers, as Towson handed Longwood (0-7) its biggest loss of the season.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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In late January, FEMA provided that, handing her the keys to a temporary trailer at a quiet mobile home park in Black Mountain.—
Ames Alexander (INACTIVE0,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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If participants could not be clearly assigned to one type of diet, they were excluded.—
Anna Bader,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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The ripple effects of the tense relations with the US have spread through Canadian society, with fans at NHL and NBA games in Canada even booing the US national anthem.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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That evening outside Eaton Canyon, the fire spread without halting.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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