hauled

verb

past tense of haul
1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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2
as in carried
to support and take from one place to another a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day

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Recent Examples of hauled The capsule recovery was quick, with it being hauled up onto a SpaceX vessel in less than an hour. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 On Monday, workers hauled out a 200-pound piece of equipment that was ruined by the saltwater and sand carried in on the high tides. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Every chip and solar panel has to be hauled into orbit, and every answer those chips produce has to come back down. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 For one, the garage side-door was hauled into court to show the jury. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Few medications have been sued, petitioned against, and unnecessarily hauled before Congress as often as this one has. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 The contents were hauled to a local landfill and soon were buried under thousands of tons of garbage. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Several Panthers players made their biggest plays of the young season so far, including wide receiver Xavier Legette, who got open on a deep ball and hauled it in for a 55-yard catch. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 The branches and logs are then ground up and hauled out of town. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauled
  1. pulled
  2. carried
  3. dragged
  4. transported
  5. ferried
  6. brought
  7. sent
Verb
  • Our shopping editors have done the wandering for you and pulled the furniture deals worth acting on before midnight, with some marked down by more than 50%.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pulled
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  • In Moore’s case, though, the contents of those boxes carried a different weight.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But by the mid-2020s, the current had carried Rothe back to the genre that embraced her the most.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of carried
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  • In that case, too, Erica and Peter not only lived nine months rent-free in the apartment until, as the case dragged on, a judge ordered them to start paying for use of the space, but Erica also criticized the conditions there.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security initially said the agent was dragged by Villegas Gonzalez' vehicle and then shot Villegas Gonzalez in self-defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • In a sign of the respect the Duchess of Kent earned from the Royal Family, her coffin was transported in the Royal Hearse, designed by Queen Elizabeth II, and draped in the Royal Standard.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The gas is then transported deep underground for long-term storage.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of transported
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  • Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ferried
Verb
  • But over the course of the past decade, an influx of entrepreneurs plus a comprehensive plan led by the city and REV Birmingham, a nonprofit focused on revitalization and economic development, has brought the center back to life.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Post-production brought three-hour Zoom calls over cuts and music cues.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • The hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In July, Iran sent a commercial plane to carry a Houthi delegation to Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran, defying a Saudi air blockade of Yemen.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of sent

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“Hauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hauled. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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