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
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Add white sneakers and a tote, and suddenly getting dressed for a flight feels surprisingly easy.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
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Verb
Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Bennett, who turned 2 on May 8, channeled his father during the Masters Tournament’s Par 3 Contest in April, toting a toy golf club on the course while little brother Remy, born March 27, nestled up against Meredith, 30.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Noun
The website is replete with crossbody, tote, and shoulder styles that’ll take you from summer to fall and beyond.
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Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Add white sneakers and a tote, and suddenly getting dressed for a flight feels surprisingly easy.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
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Verb
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Skip the expensive designer bag and get the same high quality with this Italian leather satchel instead.
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According to the federal indictment, the 32-year-old man broke into the car and took a bag containing a rifle and silencer, as well as a satchel of ammunition.
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Elsewhere, drivers encountered a very different kind of mess when a tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of extra-firm tofu crashed off a highway into a ravine in Missouri in March, The New York Times reported.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
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Tourists bustle in and out of Penn Station, the busiest transportation hub in the United States, many carrying suitcases and backpacks and arriving just in time for the July 4 weekend.
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Luckily, this backpack comes loaded with anti-theft features, like slash-resistant fabric, RFID protection, and locking security zippers.
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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.
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My trusty knapsack has come with me on European adventures and weekend trips, but sadly, it’s begun to show signs of wear and tear after years of regular use.
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Since then, numerous gloves have been found scattered near the main drag as well as a knapsack sold at Walmart.
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With a capacity of 45 passengers, the mésoscaphe, a submarine for shallow to mid-range depths, made more than a thousand dives that summer, ferrying 33,000 ordinary people into the lake’s depths.
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The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.
Noun
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For just $18, this set includes four cubes in different sizes, along with a shoe bag, laundry bag, and cosmetic pouch to keep every travel essential in its place.
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Protect leather shoes and handbags by storing them in airtight containers with the silica gel pouches they are packaged with.
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“Tote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tote. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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