HAULED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

hauled

verb

past tense of haul

as in pulled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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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 Most spend their lives at sea or hauled out on remote, uninhabited islands far from anyone. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 He was hauled out of the water and given CPR, but authorities later pronounced him dead. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The siege that followed, once the soldiers of Troy had hauled the horse inside the city gates with Odysseus and his men hidden inside waiting to attack, is at the heart of what haunts the title character. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 The only real drama came when Mbappé was hauled down in the box, an obvious penalty. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 Some folks hauled sheets and pillows to Swope Park or Penn Valley Park seeking a cool night’s sleep. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Even on a recent work day, the smell of sunscreen wafted through the air as people hauled rafts to the water and filled out forms. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026 In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state after months of feeding at sea. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The rocket was destroyed, as were some important pieces of pad infrastructure, including the lightning tower and the transporter-erector, which hauled New Glenn from its integration facility to the pad and raised it vertical upon arrival. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 June 2026

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Conine waited on a full-count changeup with one out in the fifth and pulled it over the fence in right-center field for a 1-0 lead.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
His hair is pulled back in a knot, and his spear is aimed at something under the surface of the water.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of pulled

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Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026

Definition of carried

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Scardovari, Italy — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of dragged

Verb

Jet skis ferried survivors back to shore while people on the beach provided first aid.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Embracing a local landmark, the park course had a ramp styled after Sacramento’s Tower Bridge, the State Fair site’s iconic sky ride ferried guests and skateboarder Nyjah Huston of nearby Davis made a podium at age 31.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of ferried

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The extradition process can take months, depending on what challenges are brought, legal experts said.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Ukraine’s creative utilization of drones has ignited a surging fuel crisis across the Russian Federation that has brought the war front and center to the Russian people for the first time.

— Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of brought

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So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
So Iran sent all of that oil toward China, by far its biggest customer before and during the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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