as in wagons
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
a cart piled up with hay
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in hauls
to support and take from one place to another
carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of carts
City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Here are the best rolling storage carts that aren’t a complete eyesore.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Silberman and his brother David worked in the winery and were in charge of corking bottles and placing them into carts.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The 28-meter (92-foot) tall maypole was lifted horizontally on wooden carts and pulled into the village by two sturdy horses from the local beer brewery.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As Amazon’s number-one best-selling shorts set, this outfit has been added to over 4,000 virtual carts in the past month.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Back in 2019, the space was home to local food carts offering a variety of food to people in the downtown area before being converted into the hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Not only is it called a market rather than a food pantry, but there are carts, baskets and aisles like any grocery store.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Yes, people still get ripped out of a hole in the fuselage like always, but not until after they’ve been obliterated by flying snack carts and diced apart by shards of broken glass.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Noun
At the Wilshire/La Brea and Wilshire/Fairfax stations, local vendors are expected to operate coffee carts on weekday mornings, while farmers markets are planned weekly at both locations.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Here are the best rolling storage carts that aren’t a complete eyesore.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Silberman and his brother David worked in the winery and were in charge of corking bottles and placing them into carts.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The 28-meter (92-foot) tall maypole was lifted horizontally on wooden carts and pulled into the village by two sturdy horses from the local beer brewery.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As Amazon’s number-one best-selling shorts set, this outfit has been added to over 4,000 virtual carts in the past month.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Back in 2019, the space was home to local food carts offering a variety of food to people in the downtown area before being converted into the hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Not only is it called a market rather than a food pantry, but there are carts, baskets and aisles like any grocery store.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Yes, people still get ripped out of a hole in the fuselage like always, but not until after they’ve been obliterated by flying snack carts and diced apart by shards of broken glass.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Everyone carts their own parasols, chairs, and towels up the path.
—Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carts
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
-
Euphoria swept across the country, including in small towns like Ashland, where my friends and I had pulled red wagons around to gather scrap for the war effort.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
Verb
-
According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
-
While the men are creeping around separately, Jerry is apprehended by a hotel employee, Fergal (Michael Patric), who hauls him off to the police station.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Verb
-
The hundred or so journalists parked not far from the Port of Granadilla have watched a steady and carefully coordinated ballet as the boat transports five passengers at a time to the port that has finally agreed to take them in.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
-
The 6-foot pipe, which transports 10 million gallons of wastewater a day, is nearing the end of its life and needs to be rehabilitated and eventually replaced, OC San officials said.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
-
The blockage of the strait, which normally ferries 20% of the world's oil, sent global energy prices soaring.—
Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
-
Iran has effectively halted trade traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime trade route that ferries roughly 20% of the world’s petroleum.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
And downtown on Michigan Avenue, Water Tower Place, once the anchor of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, carries its own laundry list of troubles after years of financial losses and the closure of several major tenants.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
-
In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
Verb
-
Fourth-round pick Gracen Halton, on the other hand, packs some punch at the same height and is 54 pounds heavier, and the defensive tackle was sending the blocking sled flying.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
-
Leland With a population just over 400, Leland packs a big tourism punch for such a small town.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Carts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carts. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
