as in carts
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 wagons
So there appears to have been no personal touch involved even though Democrats are known to circle the wagons to defend one of their own.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
There are 38 locomotives and more than 1,000 multipurpose wagons transporting goods such as construction raw materials, food commodities, and general cargo.
—Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
Dotted with log cabins, the interiors of Dunton Hot Springs are warm and distinctly Western—old rusty trucks and wagons serve as decorative accents throughout the property.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
Francisco Carmona, Córdoba’s fire chief, told Spanish national radio RNE that one of the trains was badly mangled, with at least four wagons off the rails.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Yale got off to a disastrous 1-7 start, then circled the wagons with three straight wins before circling right back and losing four in a row.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
Before the settlement in Oklahoma, the area was used by Plains Indians as a winter campsite and also became part of the California Road, used by settlers to gather fresh water and repair their wagons.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
The Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could prompt the central bank to circle the wagons to protect its independence.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
To our minds, Wednesday's horror, those kids who lost a mother, should supplant the inevitable circling of the ideological wagons and the parsing of the different angles of pictures taken at the scene.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
There are 38 locomotives and more than 1,000 multipurpose wagons transporting goods such as construction raw materials, food commodities, and general cargo.
—Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
Dotted with log cabins, the interiors of Dunton Hot Springs are warm and distinctly Western—old rusty trucks and wagons serve as decorative accents throughout the property.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
Francisco Carmona, Córdoba’s fire chief, told Spanish national radio RNE that one of the trains was badly mangled, with at least four wagons off the rails.
—Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Yale got off to a disastrous 1-7 start, then circled the wagons with three straight wins before circling right back and losing four in a row.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
Before the settlement in Oklahoma, the area was used by Plains Indians as a winter campsite and also became part of the California Road, used by settlers to gather fresh water and repair their wagons.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
The Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could prompt the central bank to circle the wagons to protect its independence.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
To our minds, Wednesday's horror, those kids who lost a mother, should supplant the inevitable circling of the ideological wagons and the parsing of the different angles of pictures taken at the scene.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagons
Noun
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Residents who have garbage or recycling pick-up scheduled for Friday should put their carts out on Monday instead, the department said.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The store goes into weather emergency mode about 10 times a year, placing special carts loaded with snow essentials near entrances.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And London’s roads aren’t just used by cars, vans and trucks.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Wagons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagons. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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