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as in hauled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard
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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
He was lugged off a cruise boat about to leave Miami a couple of years back.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 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
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugged
Verb
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In a spot that previously housed a portico, an excavator can be seen consolidating the rubble to be hauled away.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nix put a perfect back-shoulder throw on him, and Sutton hauled it in.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then Jandiroba pulled guard in the final minute, allowing Dern to end the fight on top and win.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Think bright and bold colors pulled from Lamborghini’s custom shades.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Guests were ferried in high-speed elevators to the vacant 49th floor of a new office tower in the city’s futuristic King Abdullah Financial District to take in vast cityscapes, and highlights of the British designer’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 collections.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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Whether the week dragged or flew by, the weekend has arrived — and so have a host of events across the Sacramento region, from family outings and concerts to high school football and college sports.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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After having multiple seizures on the sidewalk outside of The Viper Room, Phoenix was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 15 to 20 people were evaluated and transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Tampa Bay Fire Rescue spokesperson Vivian Shedd said.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Eileen has freshly embraced sobriety, and has brought her manuscript with her in the hopes of impressing several key mucky-mucks in attendance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Brown brought a full R&B coalition with him in Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller and Jhené Aiko, proving that Beyoncé isn’t the only R&B powerhouse capable of pulling stadium-level receipts.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugged. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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