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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
The sophomore guard must face transfer Dominick Harris, who ranked third in the nation in three-point accuracy at Loyola Marymount a year ago.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
She was transferred from handling criminal matters to probate court shortly after this hearing, a move that had been preplanned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Check early and often that your tickets are still in your account and haven't been transferred.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
In late October, Liman gave Giuliani one week to transfer his $6 million apartment, the Mercedes car, over 20 expensive watches and many other personal belongings to a receivership set up for Moss and Freeman.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
She was transferred from handling criminal matters to probate court shortly after this hearing, a move that had been preplanned.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Check early and often that your tickets are still in your account and haven't been transferred.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
In late October, Liman gave Giuliani one week to transfer his $6 million apartment, the Mercedes car, over 20 expensive watches and many other personal belongings to a receivership set up for Moss and Freeman.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfer
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Then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ceded to many of Trump’s immigration demands.Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Summer days in the high mountains cede to relaxing evenings on the casual confines of Main Street.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Many of the procedures in place for formally establishing the results of the nation’s presidential election were designed when important documents were transmitted across the country on horseback—not by plane or email.Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
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Remember that raccoons can transmit rabies to people and pets and distemper to unvaccinated pets, so they should never be handled alive (or deceased).Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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The new ride will send thrill-seekers down a three-story first drop, then propel them uphill through an identical side-by-side race course of enclosed and open tubes and 180-degree high-bank turns before hitting a final straightaway drop to the finish line pool below.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The provider's Homeless Initiative Program hosts families dealing with homelessness for appointments at its Fountain Square location, 901 Shelby St., and sends medical professionals to homeless shelters around Indianapolis.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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If the company does not adhere to the agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can move forward with the case.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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According to the article, published in 2016, Lo moved into the New York Edition hotel, in the Gramercy area, then racked up a $13,000 tab and refused to leave for nearly two months.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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In some ways, the ubiquity of the archive sale – sometimes branded as a sample sale – is a reflection of the challenging retail landscape right now, particularly for young designers (many of whom were left in debt following the shuttering of Matches earlier this year).Emily Chan, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The estate hands the vast bulk of its profits over to the UK government each year.Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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The junior officer took off his coat and shoes and handed his weapon to a colleague.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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For transgender and nonbinary Odessa residents who have lived under this rule, the recent decision from House Speaker Mike Johnson to reserve congressional bathrooms based on one's gender assigned at birth comes as no surprise.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2024
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The second legislative proposal has not yet been assigned a committee for debate.Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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For example, a $10M bet for an outcome versus $500 spread across multiple small bets could reflect one wealthy trader's position rather than true crowd sentiment.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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This activity will spread into the East Wednesday night.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Transfer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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