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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as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
he toted up each person's costs to see what we had spent as a group
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Recent Examples of tote
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Following the ribbon-cutting will be a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with giveaways for the first 100 customers, including New Haven art prints by artist Sarah Och, Pizza Grow Kits by Backyard Safari Co, and Sweetgreen mini totes, according to Yale University Properties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Other than toting the babies on their backs, none of the capuchins interacted with or cared for the howlers, and eventually all the infants died of starvation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Verb
Purses, totes, and crossbodies are available at outlet prices.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Following the ribbon-cutting will be a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with giveaways for the first 100 customers, including New Haven art prints by artist Sarah Och, Pizza Grow Kits by Backyard Safari Co, and Sweetgreen mini totes, according to Yale University Properties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
Verb
Pottery Barn Recycled Classic Shower Caddy Communal showers are universally disliked by just about every college student for a number of reasons, one being that toting shower essentials to and from the dorm room can be a bit of a nuisance.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Other than toting the babies on their backs, none of the capuchins interacted with or cared for the howlers, and eventually all the infants died of starvation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tote
Noun
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The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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An uneasiness rippled through the crowd as the chaperones approached with satchels of quarters.—
Andrew Kay,
Harpers Magazine,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Some of these materials had been carried in her personal backpack and brought directly from MDA to her home that same day.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Our protagonist is a chipper, idiot honey bear with a caustic, mean-spirited bird stuffed in his backpack.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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In the end, though, their scores on the knapsack test were no better than the placebo group.—
Paul Tough Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Steel wore a white turtleneck and carried a small knapsack filled with court filings: pleasure reading.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The pouches also share much of the same appeal as vapes, at least relative to their tobacco-laden cousins.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
1 July 2025
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All three states have implemented plans to provide lockable cell phone pouches that students can use during instructional hours. Arkansas, however, may be implementing a more thorough ban soon.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
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By late Sunday afternoon, dozens of people in civilian clothing had begun moving rucksacks, duffel bags and other luggage off the ship.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The tag has an adjustable strap and flexible loop for attaching to a suitcase or other item like a rucksack.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Rockland’s two-piece set comes with a carry-on and duffel bag for less than $100, which is even cheaper than the price of most single carry-on luggage.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Past the entrance, a hallway displays memorabilia: Arden-logo duffel bags and jackets, a photo of Sherm Chavoor overlooking the pool, and a Life magazine issue featuring Mark Spitz training for the Olympics.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Trimmed with luggage slats and a restraint bar, the box lands ready to support any traveling cases, haversacks, miniature steamer trunks, or other traveling caboodle carried in the cabin, but definitely not any plus-two passengers.—
Larry Griffin,
Car and Driver,
24 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Kelly started 11 games at defensive end for the Knights last season, leading the team in sacks (5.5), tackles for loss (9.5) and fumbles forced (three).—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Both of those sacks came during the Eagles' Super Bowl LIX win against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Tote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tote. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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