as in cart
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
harness the horses up to the wagon so I can bring in the hay
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Recent Examples of wagon
Kirk hitched himself firmly to the Trumpian wagon, fully embracing a fusion of religion and politics.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Near Vail, Colorado, Bearcat Stables owner Nicole Godley hopes wagons will be a good-enough substitute for sleighs for rides through mountain scenery.
—Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-thru ice palaces can't be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks.
—Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Near Vail, Colorado, Bearcat Stables owner Nicole Godley hopes wagons will be a good-enough substitute for sleighs for rides through mountain scenery.
—Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Ski resorts are struggling to open runs, walk-thru ice palaces can't be built, and the owner of a horse stable hopes that her customers will be satisfied with riding wagons instead of sleighs under majestic Rocky Mountain peaks.
—Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagon
cart
Noun
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Woods never liked the idea of riding a cart in real competition.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now, to add to cart before they’re gone.—
Emma Greene,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Wagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagon. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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