Thesaurus results for TOTING

toting

verb

present participle of tote

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 Clooney accessorized her look with a different neutral color, toting a gray suede bag from the label. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Three weeks of toting around a bag on one shoulder or by the handles just isn’t sustainable. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 But their trek veers into all-out chaos as drugs, strippers and gun-toting amateur rappers enter the fray. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 And since the gun-toting librarian who would go on to save the remaining Platts at a vital moment was among the neighbors rescued from this second teleportation, does this mean the children perish too? — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Police shut down the street for the march, led by a bullhorn-toting Smith. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 Pendleton’s travel-ready design leans into that ritual with a roll-up board printed in one of the heritage brand’s iconic patterns, reversible wooden pieces, and a vegan leather pouch for toting it around. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026 There are handmade pickle boards and serving dishes from local artists, as well as wooden play trucks toting pickle barrels for the youngest of pickle fans. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting

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Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck on Monday, undermining the White House’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is safe for navigation.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

Three explosive-laden drones were found around the airport, one near a Ukrainian plane transporting munitions.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Since launching in May 2024, the dog-centric luxury airline has flown nearly 1 million miles, transporting 2,661 pets across 40 breeds via more than 360 flights.

— Rebecca Norris, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

Drug cartels, in the meantime, have adjusted to the threat to vessels on the water, increasingly ferrying narcotics via unmanned semisubmersibles -- drone submarines that navigate autonomously -- a former intelligence official told ABC News.

— Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Choppers flew overhead in a constant stream ferrying victims from a village just on the other side of the river.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026