as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another
toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing
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Recent Examples of tote
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Following the ribbon-cutting will be a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with giveaways for the first 100 customers, including New Haven art prints by artist Sarah Och, Pizza Grow Kits by Backyard Safari Co, and Sweetgreen mini totes, according to Yale University Properties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Other than toting the babies on their backs, none of the capuchins interacted with or cared for the howlers, and eventually all the infants died of starvation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Verb
Purses, totes, and crossbodies are available at outlet prices.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Following the ribbon-cutting will be a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with giveaways for the first 100 customers, including New Haven art prints by artist Sarah Och, Pizza Grow Kits by Backyard Safari Co, and Sweetgreen mini totes, according to Yale University Properties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Noun
Pottery Barn Recycled Classic Shower Caddy Communal showers are universally disliked by just about every college student for a number of reasons, one being that toting shower essentials to and from the dorm room can be a bit of a nuisance.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Other than toting the babies on their backs, none of the capuchins interacted with or cared for the howlers, and eventually all the infants died of starvation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tote
Verb
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One big winner carries the fund, while generally nine others are duds or all-out failures.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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All six would have to make a stop to change into a long dress, don a wig, and carry a handbag filled with bricks to the finish line on Power’s stage.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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An uneasiness rippled through the crowd as the chaperones approached with satchels of quarters.—
Andrew Kay,
Harpers Magazine,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Just think about where your luggage has been; it gets hauled through airports, goes for a ride on a conveyor belt, rolls across dusty parking lots, is stashed into overhead bins, and is often handled by multiple people with no guarantee of clean hands.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Those were frugal, pragmatic solutions; every stone that could be reused was another one that didn’t have to be quarried, cut, hauled, and placed.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The witness made the comment shortly after a person wearing dark pants, a hooded sweatshirt and a tan backpack walked from the direction of the fire, the footage showed.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Children must be Lake County students and attend the event to receive a free backpack with supplies.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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An unidentified 16-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene and five other victims were transported to the hospital, police said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
Noun
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In the end, though, their scores on the knapsack test were no better than the placebo group.—
Paul Tough Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Steel wore a white turtleneck and carried a small knapsack filled with court filings: pleasure reading.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For the 2025 race, Sweet will fly nine helicopters in and out of the track all day, with each helicopter ferrying five or six people.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Buggies—there are 67 of them available to guests—ferried me up and down the gentle hills, which added a sense of adventure to this green and sprawling place.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The pouches also share much of the same appeal as vapes, at least relative to their tobacco-laden cousins.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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All three states have implemented plans to provide lockable cell phone pouches that students can use during instructional hours. Arkansas, however, may be implementing a more thorough ban soon.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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“Tote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tote. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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