as in carrying
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 carting
Most will never go farther off road than carting beer to a rec league softball game, but some owners want more.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Weary of carting your gear through the airport?
—Lara Kramer, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Weary of carting your gear through the airport?
—Lara Kramer, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carting
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Utah authorities released photos of the person of interest in the shooting on Thursday in which the individual can be seen on steps while carrying a black backpack and wearing a shirt with what appeared to be an American flag print on it.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where other presentations emphasize nondescript techno music and straight-size models, Antonoff and Alexsandra showcased their designs through a who's who of celebrities, sporting their new looks while carrying shelter dogs available for adoption.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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SUVs with government tags pull up, hauling a boat emblazoned with US Department of Interior branding.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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But there have still been high-profile rail bridge collapses like the one in Montana two years ago that sent a train hauling petroleum products into the Yellowstone River, sending tar balls downstream that had to be cleaned up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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This includes the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which has become the workhorse of global launches, ferrying cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station under contracts with NASA, among many other tasks.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Reuters Television images showed helicopters ferrying out the affected, while residents helped security forces and medics carry the wounded to ambulances in an area with a long history of earthquakes and floods.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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CitizenShipper connects pet owners with drivers who specialize in transporting animals.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since early this year, driverless trucks have been transporting frack sands in the Permian Basin.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Carting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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