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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
Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.
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JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the rocket's upper stage will continue hauling the 28 Starlink satellites to LEO, where they'll be deployed about 60 minutes after launch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Interspliced are shots of him hauling up oyster cages, sliding a knife into an oyster to shuck it, handing a fresh oyster to a little girl.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
That can reduce the need to place soldiers on board and in harm's way while hauling equipment, field supplies, ammo, shelter, and fuel.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Those not eligible, such as properties along private streets and in condo complexes, have contracts with private trash hauling companies.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Tom Grogan’s first job paid him just £30 ($40) a day lugging bricks and hauling cement on a Birmingham building site.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Still hauling out a heavy upright vacuum to clean everyday messes and dust buildup?
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the rocket's upper stage will continue hauling the 28 Starlink satellites to LEO, where they'll be deployed about 60 minutes after launch.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Interspliced are shots of him hauling up oyster cages, sliding a knife into an oyster to shuck it, handing a fresh oyster to a little girl.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
That can reduce the need to place soldiers on board and in harm's way while hauling equipment, field supplies, ammo, shelter, and fuel.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Those not eligible, such as properties along private streets and in condo complexes, have contracts with private trash hauling companies.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Tom Grogan’s first job paid him just £30 ($40) a day lugging bricks and hauling cement on a Birmingham building site.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Still hauling out a heavy upright vacuum to clean everyday messes and dust buildup?
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauling
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The Marigold Room, just off the lobby, is an intimate music space and listening room for just 150 guests that’s already pulling national touring acts.—
Jennifer Bradley Franklin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Langham stopped the truck by pulling Hagen’s leg off the gas pedal and pushing the brake pedal with her hand.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both Barrett and Ingram spent some time carrying all-bench units, but those should be infrequent units so long as the Raptors are largely healthy.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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With the shutdown dragging on, GOP leaders in Congress will have to decide soon whether to extend that date, and by how much.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The comments came deep into the third week of the shutdown, which is dragging on with no clear end in sight amid a partisan fight in the Senate over federal funding priorities.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Crossbody Bag Make transporting your items and safety a priority with a reliable crossbody bag.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Max spins Schadenfreude circles around Christian before towing him back to the boat with another Jet Ski.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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While thousands of soldiers and rescue teams search for the missing and deliver aid, helicopters are ferrying supplies to isolated zones and private construction firms are helping to reopen key roads.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Her reporting turns the accident into an albatross around their necks, tearing at their reputations and tugging at all the other skeletons in their closets.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jagger practically broke into a trot down the carpet, tugging girlfriend Melanie Hamrick along.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Hauling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hauling. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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