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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
our latest trip to collect shells at the beach resulted in quite a haul
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as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
a truck carrying a large haul of lumber
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as in tug
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
the sharp haul strained the rope but didn't break it
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Recent Examples of haul
David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
This particular expression has been hauling home the hardware on the competition circuit in recent years.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The Grizzlies traded Bane to the Magic, and in exchange, Orlando received a major haul: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks, and a first-round pick swap.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Verb
Particularly in Vietnam, the Mekong is filled with barges hauling petroleum, cement, steel, and coal.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
This particular expression has been hauling home the hardware on the competition circuit in recent years.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
The Magic gave up a haul Sunday to add Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane to their young and talented core.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
The Grizzlies traded Bane to the Magic, and in exchange, Orlando received a major haul: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks, and a first-round pick swap.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haul
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Just days before Nasrallah’s demise, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, activated a hack attack that caused explosions of handheld pagers carried by thousands of members of Hezbollah.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Blue Ghost will land on the lunar far side carrying LuSee Night, which will deploy directly from the spacecraft.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The free cash flow yield is calculated by dividing the free cash flow by the stock price.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But yields rose slightly Friday afternoon after the Commerce Department reported the Fed’s preferred inflation metric ticked higher last month as concerns remain about how tariffs will fuel price growth.—
Greg McKenna,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Large scale battery storage deployments nearly doubled last year to 30 gigawatts nationwide due to demand from solar projects to balance intermittent loads.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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By integrating route planning, safety compliance, document processing, and real-time load visibility, platforms like this offer smaller carriers the kind of operational backbone typically reserved for national fleets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Give one of the center leaves of the pineapple a firm but gentle tug.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Ripe tomatoes should easily come off the plant with a gentle tug.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Even as Beijing drags its feet on financial reforms, the chaos surrounding Trump 2.0 is making the case, day after day, for an alternative to the dollar.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Voting had come to a standstill, dragging for more than three hours, with holdout senators huddling for negotiations and taking private meetings off the Senate floor.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
Verb
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If convicted, Abrego Garcia could face up to 10 years in prison for each person transported.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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The intention is not just to transport data but to ensure its integrity, accuracy and usability within the new surroundings.—
Vamsi Gosu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Before the era of inflation and taxes, stocks were a specialists’ forte of no interest to the broad population getting fat and happy on the bounty of the industrial revolution.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Her husband had always had a soft spot for yams and was glad for the sudden bounty.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haul. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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