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
Kruger toted around Miu Miu’s caramel leather cargo bag in one hand and a furry shawl in the other.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 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
Anne Hathaway carried a cherry red shoulder bag, Katie Holmes toted around a burgundy duffel bag, and Reese Witherspoon sported the $458 Cuyana Ola bag in burgundy.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Smythson’s Portobello notebook—famously toted by Gwyneth Paltrow during her victorious lawsuit defense—also appears in this helpful planner iteration with a week-to-view layout.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 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
Anne Hathaway carried a cherry red shoulder bag, Katie Holmes toted around a burgundy duffel bag, and Reese Witherspoon sported the $458 Cuyana Ola bag in burgundy.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Smythson’s Portobello notebook—famously toted by Gwyneth Paltrow during her victorious lawsuit defense—also appears in this helpful planner iteration with a week-to-view layout.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toted
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For the monks or clerics, it is presented as a material substance, carried like a sack of gold on the demon’s back; the metaphors used are monetary or economic, as though the monks owe ordered syllables to God instead of the monetary tithe their vows of poverty render unnecessary.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pass itself didn’t reach the end zone, but Rice hauled it in and carried it the remaining 11 yards for a score.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The department said the monkeys were being hauled from Tulane University.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Guests were ferried in high-speed elevators to the vacant 49th floor of a new office tower in the city’s futuristic King Abdullah Financial District to take in vast cityscapes, and highlights of the British designer’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 collections.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After having multiple seizures on the sidewalk outside of The Viper Room, Phoenix was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 15 to 20 people were evaluated and transported to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Tampa Bay Fire Rescue spokesperson Vivian Shedd said.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Eileen has freshly embraced sobriety, and has brought her manuscript with her in the hopes of impressing several key mucky-mucks in attendance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Brown brought a full R&B coalition with him in Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller and Jhené Aiko, proving that Beyoncé isn’t the only R&B powerhouse capable of pulling stadium-level receipts.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Toted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toted. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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