as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.
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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow
Flip wheelbarrows, drill drainage holes and keep containers under cover.
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Ryan Brennan
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
The chapters include wheelbarrow nachos, served in a wheelbarrow, double cheeseburger, butter chicken, Korean BBQ, gnocchi ( in honor of his Italian grandmother), Mardi Gras, seafood, pierogi, mac and cheese, pizza nachos.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Some people who struggled to walk were brought to the Mass in wheelbarrows pushed by family members.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
This can double as a good way to hide garden hoses and wheelbarrows.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
The chapters include wheelbarrow nachos, served in a wheelbarrow, double cheeseburger, butter chicken, Korean BBQ, gnocchi ( in honor of his Italian grandmother), Mardi Gras, seafood, pierogi, mac and cheese, pizza nachos.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Some people who struggled to walk were brought to the Mass in wheelbarrows pushed by family members.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
This can double as a good way to hide garden hoses and wheelbarrows.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
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Dutch Bros started as a pushcart coffee operation in downtown Grants Pass, Oregon, in 1992, according to the company’s website.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Essex Market on the Lower East Side echoes with the memory of pushcart vendors and immigrant families.—
Christina Stanton,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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The New Jersey State Police said a landing tire and the underside of the plane also hit a truck, and the light pole then struck a Jeep that was on the highway.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Drones and missiles can be launched from trucks and mines could be deployed from untold numbers of small fishing boats, dhows or even pleasure craft, experts said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Considered Lisbon’s highest perch, this Graça hideaway, close to a stop for the fabled 28 tram, has amazing views of the castle just across the way, and the city and Tagus River beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Solo Ball landed a second tram spot for the second year in a row, while Braylon Mullins was unanimously selected to the freshman team.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Faced with an enemy encirclement, the General ordered his troops to use their heavy armored wagons to provide cover.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Denver Solid Waste Management customers can dispose of branches that fit inside their compost cart.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The sleek black frame and open design also make this silhouette ideal for use as a kitchen cart or portable bathroom caddy.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Near the town of Sanquhar, a southwestern Scottish community nestled in verdant countryside, researchers stumbled upon a Bronze Age barrow—the first find of its kind in the area.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2025
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The landscape also offers up eighteenth-century farmhouses, lairds’ castles, Norse churches, Iron Age forts, and Bronze Age barrows alongside the Neolithic tombs, settlements, and standing stones—thousands of sites altogether, across twenty-odd inhabited islands.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.—
Andrew Ford,
USA TODAY,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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