toting

present participle of tote

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of toting 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 Desperate for money, the teenage Young — smart, entrepreneurial, dreaming of a rap career — became a gun-toting drug dealer. Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Nevertheless, Stellantis just moved 38,575 examples of the big, V8-toting SUV from January through June. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 22 July 2026 But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters. John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026 Sandisk also shed over 10%, but the stock is still toting an advance of more than 750% in 2026. Liz Napolitano,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
Verb
  • In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London Games.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The crash involved the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that originally launched on January 15, 2025, carrying two commercial lunar landers.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Families who love trails might lean toward all-terrain bikes, while parents hauling groceries or little ones may want the extra boost of an e-bike.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 29 Starlink satellites to LEO today.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Ships will carry dry and refrigerated containers transporting fresh produce, apparel, industrial products and consumer goods.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • He got caught transporting heroin overseas for an Albanian criminal gang.
    Josh Boswell, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers have long known that the vagus nerve serves as an information highway, ferrying signals between the brain stem and the rest of the body.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Today, drones play a critical role in ferrying all kinds of medical supplies to those in need.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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