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
Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds.
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Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
McKeel was arrested on his way to work in March toting a backpack that held one of those thumb drives, as well as a meth pipe, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
The Velveteers had just wrapped up a blistering set on a stage erected in a bar, and before that, No Wave legend Lydia Lunch had interrupted her act to playfully banter with Purple magazine editor Olivier Zahm, who was toting around his adorable little chihuahua, Topochico.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Moments later, chaos — and an army of camera-toting, masked glamazons — descends, capturing her every move from countless angles.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Having no driver’s license, Müller became a Polaroid-toting expeditionist, returning repeatedly to his beloved Kensington Motel in Santa Monica and its environs.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
But barely four weeks in, Jenkins and other prosecutors say many of those being released without bail are repeat offenders with long rap sheets for boosting cars, toting guns and selling fentanyl.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Riley kept moving, crashing parties at the Sundance Film Festival and toting the screenplay everywhere, honing his pitch.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
McKeel was arrested on his way to work in March toting a backpack that held one of those thumb drives, as well as a meth pipe, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
The Velveteers had just wrapped up a blistering set on a stage erected in a bar, and before that, No Wave legend Lydia Lunch had interrupted her act to playfully banter with Purple magazine editor Olivier Zahm, who was toting around his adorable little chihuahua, Topochico.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Moments later, chaos — and an army of camera-toting, masked glamazons — descends, capturing her every move from countless angles.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Having no driver’s license, Müller became a Polaroid-toting expeditionist, returning repeatedly to his beloved Kensington Motel in Santa Monica and its environs.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
But barely four weeks in, Jenkins and other prosecutors say many of those being released without bail are repeat offenders with long rap sheets for boosting cars, toting guns and selling fentanyl.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Riley kept moving, crashing parties at the Sundance Film Festival and toting the screenplay everywhere, honing his pitch.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
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Papal aircraft have had technical problems in the past, but for a plane carrying the pope to be unable to take off is unheard of.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Long before kickoff between Mexico and South Africa, fans lined up outside the venue carrying flags, wearing jerseys and bringing noisemakers from home.—
J.M. Banks
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Police say the 27-year-old jumped from the truck and was run over by a trailer on the back hauling a skid loader.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Ironically enough, the new revenue stream is largely a matter of hauling coals to Newcastle, given the expansion of the field from 32 teams to 48.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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The finding is consistent with powerful winds transporting heat from the planet's intensely hot dayside toward its cooler nightside, researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
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Beyond gasoline, oil also affects the cost of transporting goods, manufacturing products and producing food.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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SpaceX's and Blue Origin's landers would be responsible for ferrying astronauts from lunar orbit to and from the moon's surface beginning as early as 2028 with Artemis IV.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Rates have been mostly trending higher since the war with Iran began, disrupting the passage of tankers ferrying crude oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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