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
Wielding wheelbarrows and shovels, the volunteers learned from San Diego Parks and Recreation Department workers about how to make protective soil berms to help the trees take root.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Historically, shedding pounds garnered an automatic congratulations (see Oprah and her wheelbarrow of fat in 1988, or Valerie Bertinelli’s Jenny Craig ads almost two decades later).
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Vendors on crowded sidewalks hawked shoes, bananas, wallets and bottles of cold water and soda from wheelbarrows.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Just fill up a wheelbarrow with compost and shovel 3 to 4 shovelfuls of compost into small piles dotted across your lawn.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Historically, shedding pounds garnered an automatic congratulations (see Oprah and her wheelbarrow of fat in 1988, or Valerie Bertinelli’s Jenny Craig ads almost two decades later).
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Vendors on crowded sidewalks hawked shoes, bananas, wallets and bottles of cold water and soda from wheelbarrows.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Just fill up a wheelbarrow with compost and shovel 3 to 4 shovelfuls of compost into small piles dotted across your lawn.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
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Under her helm, Que-Azcona grew the pharmacy that was started by his father in a pushcart in 1945.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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What began as a pushcart business is now run by third-generation family owners, who are committed to keeping up the company’s longtime standard for excellence.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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His pickup truck was discovered, unoccupied, on Monday near a campground west of Leavenworth, Washington.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Israel allowed a handful of aid trucks into Gaza in mid-May, a move welcomed by aid agencies that urged Israel to allow far more supplies into the strip.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Autonomous trams and underground trains operate in many European countries, and a variety of transportation vehicles move autonomously in closed environments such as factories and ports.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Google Maps is sufficient for navigating the city’s public transport system — a mix of bus, tram and metro lines — or call a ride through Uber or Bolt. Itinerary Friday 4 p.m.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The wagon’s mesh bottom allows for a quick and easy hose-down to get rid of sand or dirt.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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The aftermath After the scene, LaBella was left in the wagon alone, feeling shocked, embarrassed and humiliated and holding back tears, the complaint said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Thanks to their sleek design, metal construction, and versatility, bar carts can be great for displaying trinkets and photos, your favorite wines and spirits, plants, books, and more all while giving your space a charming feel.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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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 16 Jun. 2025.
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