lugged

past tense of lug
1
as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard

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2
as in carried
to support and take from one place to another I don't understand why he's always lugging all of his books around when his locker is right over there

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Recent Examples of lugged Like the Rhode Island rep last winter who got lugged. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 Majesticks staff members lugged off bags and equipment into trucks as a representative for Poulter and Stenson said the players would not be speaking to the media. Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 For centuries, humans lugged heavy suitcases. David Henkin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • George Zinn was one of those captured in viral video footage being apprehended and hauled away by Utah authorities at the school following the murder.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Ryugu samples hauled home by Hayabusa2 contained larger quantities of hafnium isotopes compared to lutetium isotopes than were expected.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Only three currently represent districts Harris carried last year.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Three students who suffered from gunshot wounds, including the shooter, were transported to receive medical treatment, according to authorities.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The worker was subsequently transported to a local hospital, the Fire Department says.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Canales was brought here to bring a creative offense to town.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jenkins voted to continue mask mandates in Brevard County schools, even after the DeSantis administration directed districts to lift them, a stance that brought protests outside her home, threats against her family, and national media scrutiny.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Lugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugged. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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