carting

present participle of cart

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carting At least 76 heritage sites and 20 museums have been ransacked by the RSF and run-of-the-mill thieves, officials say, carting off an archaeological haul worth more than $150 million. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In fact, SpaceXAI was carting gas turbines to its data centers as the IPO neared. — Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 No, no, Moss opted for carting around a luxurious black Hermès Birkin bag, complete with gold hardware (to match the jewels, of course). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 She was later photographed leaving the White House carting a large white box and other bags, which sources said contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Darren wants to bulldoze the minigolf course to expand his go carting empire and fulfill his NazzKart dream. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026 Many patients visit the renowned clinic looking for a third or fourth opinion, carting with them unsorted documents from external health systems. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The Joyward Jumbo Beach Tote is a $20 floral tote bag from CVS that is spacious enough to hold all of your essentials this summer, whether you’re headed to the beach, jetting off on vacation, or carting your computer to a local coffee shop to log some hours of work. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 June 2026 Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared. — Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carting
Verb
  • An ammunition depot was hit, as were a bulk carrier in the Chornomorsk port carrying dual-use goods and port infrastructure in Izmail, the ministry said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There, the couple’s daughter, Amy Johnson, explained that her parents are fighting their mother’s pancreatic cancer and that the luggage-hauling job is real.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That's a lot of screen for a vehicle whose primary job is still hauling stuff.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cars drive from one dot on a map to another, ferrying takeout to people at home on sofas.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Lately, he’s been ferrying barrels of that water into the city so that workers have water to bring home to their families.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Day, police said, may have implicated himself and Thomas by accidentally recording themselves while transporting the victim’s body.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Carting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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