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
In September 2025, Kylie Jenner toted a rare Birkin worth $163,000 while traveling on her private jet.
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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
On the accessories front, Lohan toted around a satin black clutch from Oscar de la Renta.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 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
After a series of passes and penalties, Hall toted the ball on a handoff from the Cowboys’ 27-yard line.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
One man toted a fluorescent-green poster board that offered a reward for unorthodox medical assistance.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl?
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
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
On the accessories front, Lohan toted around a satin black clutch from Oscar de la Renta.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 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
After a series of passes and penalties, Hall toted the ball on a handoff from the Cowboys’ 27-yard line.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
One man toted a fluorescent-green poster board that offered a reward for unorthodox medical assistance.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl?
—Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toted
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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SpaceX support crews stationed near the landing site quickly reached the gently bobbing spacecraft and hauled it aboard a company recovery ship where flight surgeons were standing by to carry out initial medical checks.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The crew is now on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, preparing to exit the capsule after it’s hauled onto a recovery ship.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The child, who was not publicly identified, was transported to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton where he was pronounced dead.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For Ramírez, as for many others involved in international extremist violence at the time, the middle years of the 1970s undoubtedly brought opportunities to further their cause and violent careers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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