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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
Join the tiny home community by adding this Generic Tiny Home to your cart, or keep scrolling to see more move-in-ready dwellings available at Amazon. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026 Get ready to fill up your cart. Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
Still, on October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was carted through the streets of Paris. Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025 Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon. Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
  • Other officials have circled the wagons.
    Michael Albertus, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For those on the political left who typically are far more supportive of social-net spending, Minnesota is a political nightmare and some have circled the wagons in defense.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Ekitike could cause City problems with his ability to stretch the play and ball-carrying qualities.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The city expects to begin negotiating a new waste hauling contract in late 2026.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Tribune claimed that the city was overstating the success of the Blue Bag program by determining the recycling rate only when considering garbage sorted at MRRFs when, in fact, a lot of recyclables were going to waste transfer stations where they were hauled to landfills.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To safely transport your new baby home from the hospital, consider the Peg Perego City Loop Infant Car Seat & Stroller Combo, which comes with a stroller and is 20% off.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Airlines transport about 35% of global trade by value but only about 1% of world trade by volume, according to the trade group International Air Transport Association.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Smoothie stations ready to replenish calories as quickly as they’d been lost and golf carts stationed to ferry players to class.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • If packing your kids’ lunch for school was an Olympic sport, my mother would have been a gold medalist every year.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Each of the eight luxurious scents is packed with softening coconut oil and shea butter.
    Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Made from durable and shock-absorbing materials, this sturdy and compact charger can power up to six devices at the same time, bringing an iPhone 15 back to 65 percent power in just 30 minutes.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Hogan said bringing his children to the protest was a way to teach them civic engagement outside the classroom.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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