as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
a cart piled up with hay
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Recent Examples of cart
K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Authorities say Mejia was employed by the county sheriff’s office — which operates the county jails — as a food service worker tasked with transporting food carts into and between the primary jail facilities, Elmwood and the Main Jail in San Jose.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Morales was carted off the field due to an apparent knee injury.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Noun
So, brace your wallet for impact, and get ready to fill your digital cart with big-ticket savings.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Authorities say Mejia was employed by the county sheriff’s office — which operates the county jails — as a food service worker tasked with transporting food carts into and between the primary jail facilities, Elmwood and the Main Jail in San Jose.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Verb
With Rodgers, there’s always a prospect for summoning magic — the fourth-and-8 touchdown strike to Randall Cobb in the Chicago snow; the numerous Hail Marys; the wild comeback win against the Bears after being carted off at Lambeau.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Morales was carted off the field due to an apparent knee injury.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
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The coup de grâce is a wagon packed with flaming barrels, which is shepherded down a hill and into the front of the Van Ness manor, setting it ablaze and offering a defiant victory for the underdogs.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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Constance escapes into her house as Fiona's son, Elias (Nick Robinson), launches a wagon full of burning barrels toward the structure.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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The diamonds finally arrived in April 2026, carrying a significance that went far beyond the finished stones themselves.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Under Brazilian law, this charge applies to cases in which perpetrators did not intend to kill but engaged in a dangerous act that carried a fatal risk.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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The Traverse was then reportedly hit by the driver of a tractor-trailer hauling an empty logging trailer.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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As the first city in the New World, Santo Domingo is a place of great historical significance, home to the first cathedral of the Americas and other colonial monuments that transport tourists back in time.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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The Orion spacecraft will transport a crew from Earth to the lander, which will then descend to the moon’s surface.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Sebago’s current owner, BasicNet, has committed to preserve that 80-year legacy and ferry it into the future, celebrating the anniversary with several activations this year.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Regardless of who made the call, KSE took a man who left so many of us happy and smiling and told him to start packing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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There's an awful lot of this nation's history packed into one three-block area in Philadelphia.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Astros will be forced to enter a bidding war to bring their ace back to Houston.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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During operational missions, SpaceX plans to bring both Super Heavy and Ship back to Starbase for launch-tower catches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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