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
Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
But then Linda goes chasing a wild boar through the jungle while toting a bamboo spear, and impales it to death in a gleefully gratuitous scene of CGI gore.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
The role used to involve the player making pitching changes or toting the lineup card to home plate before first pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
David, for his part, stayed true to his absolutely massive Hermès Haut à Courroies Birkin, which he was seen toting yesterday.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
His style had transformed the way everyone approached fashion, from layering polos to toting backpacks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
There were a few younger couples, too, with women in Pippa Holt caftans toting expensive straw bags.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
West’s victory marked a major shift in mainstream hip-hop—Glock-toting gangsta rap was out, euphoric genre-blending was in—but the face-off between West and 50 Cent may be most remembered as one of the last album-promotional events of its kind.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns and neighbors screaming at the more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao's family alone.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
But then Linda goes chasing a wild boar through the jungle while toting a bamboo spear, and impales it to death in a gleefully gratuitous scene of CGI gore.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
The role used to involve the player making pitching changes or toting the lineup card to home plate before first pitch.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
David, for his part, stayed true to his absolutely massive Hermès Haut à Courroies Birkin, which he was seen toting yesterday.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
His style had transformed the way everyone approached fashion, from layering polos to toting backpacks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
There were a few younger couples, too, with women in Pippa Holt caftans toting expensive straw bags.
—Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
West’s victory marked a major shift in mainstream hip-hop—Glock-toting gangsta rap was out, euphoric genre-blending was in—but the face-off between West and 50 Cent may be most remembered as one of the last album-promotional events of its kind.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Videos captured the scene, which included people blowing whistles and horns and neighbors screaming at the more than a dozen gun-toting agents to leave Thao's family alone.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
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Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Bookstores were still, in many communities, elite institutions carrying hardbound books for wealthy customers.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her car was then followed by Thomas Stanko, in a white pickup truck, who was hauling a trailer with a backhoe loaded on it.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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They’re further complicated by the fact that the United States’ infrastructure has glaring weak points, making the simplest solution of hauling more weight ill-advised at best.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
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The bus was transporting miners after the end of their shift when it was hit by a Russian drone, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine also confirmed.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The space-saving foldable design not only simplifies transporting the home, but also assembling it on-site.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The area is near a military base in neighboring Poland, a NATO member, that serves as a key hub for ferrying Western military supplies to Kyiv.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump similarly failed to do so in authorizing deadly strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs that have killed over 100 people.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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