carts 1 of 2

noun

plural of cart
as in wagons
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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carts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cart
as in hauls
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 carts
Noun
Deploy virtual physician carts and portable telemedicine systems in participating rural hospitals to expand specialty consultation, care coordination, and local clinical decision-making while reducing avoidable transfers. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Ancient Greek roads had wheel ruts to guide carts over steep or slippery terrain. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Many will be staging informal fall fashion presentations, and along the streets, there will be carts selling flowers, drinks and treats. — David Moin, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Five new food carts will be open to all fans on the concourse at the north end, utilizing the new 37,000-square-foot open space that connects the east and west sides of the stadium. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 The titles are pretty expensive compared with non-rare classic carts. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026 After braving the queues, fans will be able to select from the events with remaining inventory, choose between the categories still available, put tickets in their digital carts, and check out. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Yellow spray bottles on rolling carts in the dining room lacked labels. — Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Leveraging Instacart's extensive data, the carts utilize edge computing to process complex grocery environments in real-time. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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
  1. wagons
  2. hauls
  3. transports
  4. ferries
  5. carries
  6. packs
Noun
  • Kampgrounds of America also offers interesting stays beneath the stars, including sleeps in covered wagons and onsite cabins—all within five minutes of downtown Ely.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • From there, Nyugen and her volunteers split up into two teams before dragging the wagons along the streets of Chinatown.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wagons
Verb
  • The gang hauls the contraption to the front curb and pours their non-alcoholic beers into it.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Even if the House hauls the budget resolution forward, Johnson’s strategy faces uncertainty in the Senate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of hauls
Verb
  • The most common type of vessel traveling through the strait was the product tanker, which typically transports refined petroleum products.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The costumes, the vendors, the food — all of it transports you to another world in such a magical way.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of transports
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
Definition of ferries
Verb
  • The stock has an RSI of 77 and carries a buy consensus from analysts.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There’s been little in the way of hard competition at running back, with juniors Sire Gaines and Dylan Riley expected to split carries in 2026.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • Protein Pints Ice Cream packs 30 grams of protein per 16-ounce pint and uses roughly 85 percent less sugar than traditional brands.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers at the startup developed a compact steam system that packs substantially more power into a smaller space.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of packs

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“Carts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carts. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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