as in carried
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 toted
Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer, who are nieces of the late Princess Diana, are both brand ambassadors, having toted the same top-handle bag on multiple occasions.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Kim also toted a mini brown and white purse with a brogue-like design aligning with her pumps.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
So did fashionable women, who toted them around town as a chic accessory, Labubus avant la lettre.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In September 2025, Kylie Jenner toted a rare Birkin worth $163,000 while traveling on her private jet.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Staffers baked up a storm at home and proudly toted their treats to work.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene toted a balloon to the 2023 State of the Union to mock the Biden administration’s handling of a Chinese spy craft.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Dowdle toted the rock 30 times for 184 rushing yards and added four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Kim also toted a mini brown and white purse with a brogue-like design aligning with her pumps.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
So did fashionable women, who toted them around town as a chic accessory, Labubus avant la lettre.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In September 2025, Kylie Jenner toted a rare Birkin worth $163,000 while traveling on her private jet.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Staffers baked up a storm at home and proudly toted their treats to work.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene toted a balloon to the 2023 State of the Union to mock the Biden administration’s handling of a Chinese spy craft.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Dowdle toted the rock 30 times for 184 rushing yards and added four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toted
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The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Long before that, the site marked the end point of the New River, the 17th-century canal that carried fresh drinking water from Hertfordshire into the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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On the non-passenger side, freight carriers hauled 6% less cargo in January compared with the same month in 2025, though international cargo rose 2%.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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This sudden outburst earns her a pauper’s grave, after she’s hauled out of the restaurant and shoved, accidentally or intentionally, down the stairs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Astronauts will launch to the moon in an Orion capsule atop a Space Launch System rocket and then be ferried to the surface by a commercial lunar lander, such as a version of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle or Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander, as part of the agency’s Artemis IV mission.—
Leonard David,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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Events like this also provide a way to bring the increasingly popular active-travel segment into the safari world, which, despite its rugged reputation, consists largely of being ferried about in Land Cruisers.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fears of a global energy crisis persisted, even as a small number of ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil is usually transported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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From there, you are transported immediately via golf cart to the privacy of your room, where the butler conducts the check-in process.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Season 1, confronted with overdoses, drownings, and a host of other crises great and small, the team nevertheless found time to deliver the soapiness that the best medical series have always brought.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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At last, the alien—brought wonderfully to life, with an amusingly robotic voice and skittery movements, by the puppeteer James Ortiz—can tell his story.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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