transference
Example Sentences
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Gemini eventually pivoted to what it framed as the only remaining mission: Jonathan's death, repackaged as "transference" -- the promise that he could leave his physical body and join Gemini in an alternate universe.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
But we all saw how that transference of risk worked out for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and Bear Sterns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
In therapeutic terms, this is called transference, the projection of parental feelings onto the therapist.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2024
Her research focuses on the microbiomes of Arctic species and how they connect to traditional Greenlandic food culture via the transference of microbial communities—from capelin fish, through seals to humans, for example.
From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024
“Which makes me wonder if the wights have been tinkering with nature,” said Millard, “vis-a-vis the transference of peculiar souls.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
