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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Sacramento led by as many as 20 and carried a 71-54 lead into the halftime break.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The team’s elite rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani has carried the load thus far.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a spot that previously housed a portico, an excavator can be seen consolidating the rubble to be hauled away.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nix put a perfect back-shoulder throw on him, and Sutton hauled it in.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 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
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And the fertilizer could be produced with less energy because the raw materials don’t have to be mined or transported, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chambers and two passengers in the Porsche were transported to local hospitals.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Matchweek eight saw the Premier League’s 20 teams create 55 big chances, the highest of the season — yet, those opportunities brought multiple head-scratching misses, including a couple with game-state-altering potential.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Chung brought a broader perspective.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Toted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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