as in carrying
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 toting
During ski season, a glance around the lobby reveals an assortment of people toting ski gear and wearing high-end outdoor clothing.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Like the comics, Bernthal’s Punisher was a loose-cannon, gun-toting vigilante overflowing with grief from the shocking murders of his wife and children.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2026
Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Abutilon trunks can be protected from scale-toting ants by application of vaseline on a cardboard collar around their base.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The famous Morton Salt company quietly relocated its headquarters to Overland Park last year, bringing its iconic umbrella-toting mascot to the Kansas City area.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Next, a gentle tip-tap rippling through major East Coast cities, as the girls collectively add to cart whatever Holmes is toting or throwing over her shoulders.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2026
Working from home, clocking long hours, when suddenly a DoorDash delivery driver arrives toting a big paper McDonald's brown bag.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns, and neighbors screaming at more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao's family alone.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Like the comics, Bernthal’s Punisher was a loose-cannon, gun-toting vigilante overflowing with grief from the shocking murders of his wife and children.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 May 2026
Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Abutilon trunks can be protected from scale-toting ants by application of vaseline on a cardboard collar around their base.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The famous Morton Salt company quietly relocated its headquarters to Overland Park last year, bringing its iconic umbrella-toting mascot to the Kansas City area.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Next, a gentle tip-tap rippling through major East Coast cities, as the girls collectively add to cart whatever Holmes is toting or throwing over her shoulders.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2026
Working from home, clocking long hours, when suddenly a DoorDash delivery driver arrives toting a big paper McDonald's brown bag.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns, and neighbors screaming at more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao's family alone.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
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The outbreak aboard the MV Hondius began after a Dutch cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew departed Argentina on April 1 for a South Atlantic voyage.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For instance, that giant water bottle is not something any European is carrying around.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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The film eliminated even a gesture toward a plot while showing solitary nonprofessional and real-life ranch-hand Misael Saavedra chopping and hauling logs in the Argentinian hinterlands (in actuality, Alonso’s family’s ranch).—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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In terms of where to beach, wide stretches of sand in Beach Haven remain some of the Jersey Shore’s most desirable, drawing surfers at sunrise, families hauling coolers and striped umbrellas by midday, and sunset walkers lingering until the sky fades pink over the dunes.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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Cole Allen, who was shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, transporting a firearm across state lines and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Jake Gibson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Built in 1885, the route once played a key role in transporting coffee and grains from the Curitiba highlands to the coast.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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In normal times, 120 vessels move through the Strait of Hormuz every single day, with many ferrying 20% of the world’s oil supply.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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