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
While the invading Martians and their tall, terrifying, laser-toting tripods are undeniably fantasy, the fact that they were undone by Earth’s disease-causing microbes is not.
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Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026
Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Picture him in concert with a bunch of late-middle-age white men (including his father and Vernon) in ski masks, toting guns; a dead body; an unreliable witness to the crime—I’ll stop here, though there’s more.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Even under the low gravity of the moon, wearing several hundred pounds still feels heavy and could even cause injuries, NASA astronaut and doctor Mike Barratt told Ars Technica—especially because astronauts are likely to also be toting tools and equipment during lengthy surface operations.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Children were escorted to school by parents toting guns.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 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
His style had transformed the way everyone approached fashion, from layering polos to toting backpacks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026
Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Picture him in concert with a bunch of late-middle-age white men (including his father and Vernon) in ski masks, toting guns; a dead body; an unreliable witness to the crime—I’ll stop here, though there’s more.
—Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Even under the low gravity of the moon, wearing several hundred pounds still feels heavy and could even cause injuries, NASA astronaut and doctor Mike Barratt told Ars Technica—especially because astronauts are likely to also be toting tools and equipment during lengthy surface operations.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Children were escorted to school by parents toting guns.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 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
His style had transformed the way everyone approached fashion, from layering polos to toting backpacks.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
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When an organism carrying a gene drive mates with a wild-type organism, the CRISPR system makes a cut in the wild-type chromosome.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the sandwich, created by Cincinnati's first McDonald's franchise owner whose clientele was predominantly Catholic, might be carrying an unwelcome surprise — parasites.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Agents looked through Hylton’s cell phone and saw texts and notes about hauling the drugs to Fort Lauderdale, and an exact location in the city to offload the contraband, the complaint states.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hartford workers are clearing and removing snow during third shift overnight hours and hauling it to an empty lot on New Road near Restaurant Depot, according to the mayor’s office.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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State Police, National Guard, and MassDOT were helping free the vehicles or transporting the occupants to a safe location.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The attackers later ambushed two ambulances transporting the wounded, killing three officers and burning their bodies before fleeing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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On April 26, 2023, a Saudi Arabian naval ship pulled into the Port of Jeddah, ferrying people escaping the war in Khartoum—a 10 hour journey across the Red Sea.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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In theory, each empty apartment could have released a long succession of U-Hauls downstream, ferrying families from pad to pad.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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