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Definition of cartnext
as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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verb

as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class

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Recent Examples of cart
Noun
While some debate over the cost, many shoppers agreed the comforting, family-friendly meal was worth adding to their carts, especially for an easy weeknight dinner with enough leftovers for another meal the next day. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 Shop the full collection here, or keep scrolling to add our favorites to your cart. Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 11 May 2026
Verb
Diesel is used by the semitrailers that cart most of our food around. Wes Zebrowski, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 He was carted off, and will definitely be on the IL for a while. Levi Weaver, New York Times, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
  • During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Then Emma Cannon embraces the holiday by pulling her son and twins behind her in a wagon.
    Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The outbreak linked to the MV Hondius began after the Dutch cruise ship, carrying 147 passengers and crew members, departed Argentina on April 1 for a South Atlantic voyage.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • The Knicks’ wings have carried their defense throughout this playoff run.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Beshey hauled him to the front yard, having to set him down once because of his bulk.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • The film eliminated even a gesture toward a plot while showing solitary nonprofessional and real-life ranch-hand Misael Saavedra chopping and hauling logs in the Argentinian hinterlands (in actuality, Alonso’s family’s ranch).
    Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • One of the women was transported to the hospital for injuries related to cold exposure, while authorities began to search the lake.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The Brevard County Communications Department told PEOPLE that the 11 people rescued and flown by helicopter to Melbourne International Airport were transported to area trauma centers.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The new route, which opened on May 14, according to the Sharjah Customs Authority, will see trucks ferry goods between the Sharjah port and the port of Sohar in Oman, bypassing the strait.
    May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • People in that administrative role are typically responsible for bringing jurors to the courtroom and for ferrying notes between the panel and the court during deliberations.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • The bird retina is complex and densely packed with more than a hundred cell types that work to render the world in great resolution.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Mercury enters Gemini in your 5th House of Creativity, bringing fresh language, playful ideas, and more courage around self expression.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The holiday weekend brought even more people into the city.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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