HAULING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

hauling

verb

present participle of haul

as in pulling

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

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as in carrying

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 hauling While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The sides can be unzipped and folded flat to convert the wagon into a cart for hauling oversized items or a senior dog. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 There, the couple’s daughter, Amy Johnson, explained that her parents are fighting their mother’s pancreatic cancer and that the luggage-hauling job is real. — David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 That's a lot of screen for a vehicle whose primary job is still hauling stuff. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 Two people were injured when a semi-trailer truck hauling steel beams hit the underside of the Lake Avenue bridge over the Edens Expressway near Wilmette on Thursday evening. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 The Valparaiso site set a record after the storm, with 499 vehicles in one nine-hour day — an average of 67 vehicles per hour, many of them hauling trailers. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The forklift was hauling barriers into place outside the Kennedy Center, which closed its doors this week after the center’s Board of Directors voted to temporarily shut down the iconic Washington DC venue. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the O3b mPOWER trio to medium Earth orbit (MEO). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Sep. 2026

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In addition to pulling TikTok ads in the US, the policy will also restrict them in Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Cyclovia is about people who have turned a simple machine into a way of surviving, celebrating and dreaming, and John’s whole body of work is about pulling Latin stories out of the margins and into the centre of the culture.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulling

Verb

He’s also been known to engage with those who might not be fans of his comedic stylings, publicly arguing back and forth with civilians, dragging them on his social media for his fans to see.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dragging

Verb

The cost of transporting things around the world has gone up significantly, and Expeditors is reaping the rewards.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
By transporting supplies, supporting reconnaissance activities, and assisting with casualty evacuation, unmanned ground vehicles can potentially reduce soldiers’ physical workload while extending their operational reach.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

With the new engine, the Grand Cherokee offers up to 6,200 pounds of towing capacity, which is the most in the midsize SUV class.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Sea Tow, a towing service for boaters, removed another boat from a cove not far from the ship on Wollaston Beach.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of towing

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Residents of some leafy New York City suburbs say their peace and quiet is being shattered by helicopters ferrying even wealthier travelers out to the Hamptons, according to new reporting.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
High costs But shippers are ferrying crude through Hormuz at high cost to the lives of their crews and in freight and insurance rates, Bockmann said.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ferrying

Verb

Sitting in a boat, tugging their house behind them, the journey initially appears to be going smoothly.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The sweet gallery opens with Rocki tugging at a large wig placed on her head as Rihanna can be heard laughing in the background.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of tugging

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