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as in hauling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard
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as in carrying
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 lugging
Those were exciting days, and just lugging a lot of props and wigs.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
If yes, more power to you, and keep on lugging!
—Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of lugging out an upright vacuum, use it to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Getting out of bed to go to work or lugging yourself to the grocery store can feel tough.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Responding firefighters fought the blaze through the night, lugging hose lines from the nearby Harlem River.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
However, the idea of lugging around a steel cooler filled with ice and perishables isn’t ideal, so companies have found a workaround.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
Dressed in its game pants, lugging helmets and shoulder pads, the players walked to the front of the gym, awaiting the bus.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Carrying it around feels more like lugging a speaker than a dainty portable gadget, but that handle makes moving it between rooms surprisingly manageable.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
If yes, more power to you, and keep on lugging!
—Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Instead of lugging out an upright vacuum, use it to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Getting out of bed to go to work or lugging yourself to the grocery store can feel tough.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Responding firefighters fought the blaze through the night, lugging hose lines from the nearby Harlem River.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
However, the idea of lugging around a steel cooler filled with ice and perishables isn’t ideal, so companies have found a workaround.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
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Surfer Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian Olympic gold medal swimmer who frequented the rolling waves at the now-extinct surf spot, is said to have quickly grabbed his wooden surfboard, hauling victim after victim to shore.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Jim Lorentz crossed paths with the American Motel in Wheat Ridge many times — whether as a cop hauling out a domestic violence suspect, as a diner downing comfort food in the restaurant or as a guest in the Elvis suite on his wedding night.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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He was found carrying a gun in a holster when he was patted down and a magazine in his pants pocket, police said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bonus points for the wide handles that make carrying it to and from the oven a piece of cake—literally.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Sep. 2025
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Reports have emerged of individuals quitting their jobs, selling possessions, and even pulling children out of school in preparation for the event.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Frustrated by the decision, with both players pulling each other’s shirts, the striker picked the ball up and punched it into the air.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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That's where the shooter fired on a van transporting immigrants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Two men were charged in connection to gunfire that hit an ambulance transporting an ill patient early Thursday morning in uptown Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security has said Villegas González drove his car toward officers, dragging one before the agent opened fire.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Brussels is facing criticism over dragging its feet in the enforcement of its digital rulebook, especially its investigation into Elon Musk’s X platform.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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The mission is designed as a lunar flyby, ferrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover, as well as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a free-return trajectory around the moon and back to Earth.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Lugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugging. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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