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
Sporting an all-black, one-piece halter-and-shorts-spandex look along with strappy heels and a purse toting a Labubu, Megan walked alongside her man, who rocked a collarless matching denim set.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Christian McCaffrey hasn’t come close to rushing for 100 yards in a game this season, despite toting the rock 108 times.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The K-pop star was spotted at Incheon Airport in South Korea in early October, toting a brown leather bag with a Hirono Living Wild-Fight for Joy Plush Doll, which surprisingly hasn’t sold out yet.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
At the start of the episode, which was hosted by Poehler, Fey played a gun-toting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a cold open where Poehler starred as Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
From refs to scouts to iPad-toting assistants, on-field jobs are increasingly being filled by women.
—Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, McCaffrey is toting a huge share of the offense.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, there’s always someone who misses the safari packing list memo and has to leave their luggage behind at the hangar, toting their stuff to camp in plastic bags.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
That Bonnie shows up toting a rifle doesn’t put Benjamin’s mind at ease, but Bonnie hasn’t come to kill Benjamin; but to propose a deal.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Christian McCaffrey hasn’t come close to rushing for 100 yards in a game this season, despite toting the rock 108 times.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
The K-pop star was spotted at Incheon Airport in South Korea in early October, toting a brown leather bag with a Hirono Living Wild-Fight for Joy Plush Doll, which surprisingly hasn’t sold out yet.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
At the start of the episode, which was hosted by Poehler, Fey played a gun-toting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a cold open where Poehler starred as Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
From refs to scouts to iPad-toting assistants, on-field jobs are increasingly being filled by women.
—Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, McCaffrey is toting a huge share of the offense.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, there’s always someone who misses the safari packing list memo and has to leave their luggage behind at the hangar, toting their stuff to camp in plastic bags.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
That Bonnie shows up toting a rifle doesn’t put Benjamin’s mind at ease, but Bonnie hasn’t come to kill Benjamin; but to propose a deal.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toting
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both Barrett and Ingram spent some time carrying all-bench units, but those should be infrequent units so long as the Raptors are largely healthy.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 28 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO), where they will be deployed about an hour after launch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Capable of spraying, towing, lifting via a CAT 1 3-point system, and hauling, the Max is built to handle tough terrain and heavy loads across orchards, bedded and row crops, and beyond.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Crossbody Bag Make transporting your items and safety a priority with a reliable crossbody bag.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The police had found evidence not only of a network ferrying cocaine from South America to European ports but also of a sophisticated money-laundering organization worth hundreds of millions of euros—an enterprise rivalling the narcotics business in its size.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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While thousands of soldiers and rescue teams search for the missing and deliver aid, helicopters are ferrying supplies to isolated zones and private construction firms are helping to reopen key roads.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Toting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toting. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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