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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
Shoppers took to social media to share long wait times and screenshots of error messages and carts that suddenly went empty. Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 Originally built in the 1850s to stable horses and house milk carts, the freestanding building now offers vintage features that are increasingly difficult to find in Manhattan: granite stairs, stained glass, original wood floors, wood-burning fireplaces, and, topping it off, a roof terrace. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
Verb
Some vacation houses provide beach towels, chairs, beach toys, and/or a wagon for carting everything to the beach. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025 She’s quickly carted off while the others, who have good reason to be extremely afraid, watch. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
  • The wagon’s mesh bottom allows for a quick and easy hose-down to get rid of sand or dirt.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 2 June 2025
  • The aftermath After the scene, LaBella was left in the wagon alone, feeling shocked, embarrassed and humiliated and holding back tears, the complaint said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Israeli forces early Monday detained an aid boat bound for Gaza while carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists.
    Bradford Betz , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
  • The 21-year-old champion was photographed carrying her trophy in a full Miu Miu outfit, pairing pieces from the brand’s spring 2024 collection with metallic sneakers from her upcoming collaboration with New Balance.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • The operation is massive: participants haul wagons and horses up to Nevada from all over California and coordinate nightly rest stops in shopping centers, ranches, even neighborhoods.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • The drop in foreign goods could mean fewer jobs at the warehouses that store them and the trucking companies that haul them around, wrote Michael Madowitz, an economist at the left-leaning Roosevelt Institute.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • The 175-footer serves as the central hub during the team’s global fishing tour, transporting smaller fishing boats, tons of fuel, and toys such as a two-person submersible, KTM electric dirt bikes, and a Bell 505 helicopter.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
  • The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • At this rate, Newcastle’s cohort of goalkeepers will need their own bus to ferry them to away matches.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 June 2025
  • While Musk is championing the promise of robotaxis – self-driving cars without a driver than can ferry around paying passengers – there are concerns about both safety and their viability as a business.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
  • The Tony ceremony was front-loaded and action-packed The Tonys didn’t give audiences much of a chance to get bored, packing the show with performances right out of the gate.
    Gordon Cox, Variety, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • With a new situation under center, the New York Giants hope to bring stability to their passing game.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
  • This is not something the U.S. bid for — they were simply told Infantino was bringing the competition to their country.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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