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
Just fill up a wheelbarrow with compost and shovel 3 to 4 shovelfuls of compost into small piles dotted across your lawn.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
In video footage shared as evidence in court, Herrington was spotted the day after Lee went missing removing a shovel and wheelbarrow from his parent's house and placing it into the back of a box truck owned by Herrington's moving company, according to WMC-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Volunteers will need to be able to walk on uneven terrain and will be expected to use tools like hammers, wheelbarrows, and shovels during the projects, but no special skills are necessary to participate.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
The dead man, shot by gang members, was being wheeled away in a wheelbarrow down the street by his brother and a friend.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
In video footage shared as evidence in court, Herrington was spotted the day after Lee went missing removing a shovel and wheelbarrow from his parent's house and placing it into the back of a box truck owned by Herrington's moving company, according to WMC-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Volunteers will need to be able to walk on uneven terrain and will be expected to use tools like hammers, wheelbarrows, and shovels during the projects, but no special skills are necessary to participate.
—Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
The dead man, shot by gang members, was being wheeled away in a wheelbarrow down the street by his brother and a friend.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 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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Ford also builds the truck at Ohio Assembly Plant near Avon Lake.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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When police tried to arrest two people in the truck, the driver fled the scene.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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There is a new and very fast 75-passenger tram to the summit of Lone Peak, the first new tram built in North America in 15 years.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Each tram will have the capacity to transport 107 riders, so at peak times, passengers will only be waiting 3-5 minutes, Roesser said.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2025
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People Musk Made Rich A select few who hitched their wagon to Musk at the right time have made nine-(and even ten-) figure fortunes.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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For access to the barn and playground, as well, tickets are $13 online or $15 per person at the gate on the weekend (including a cow train and wagon ride) and weekdays are $10 online or $12 per person at the gate.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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Go add it to your cart now and enjoy reliable, fast Wi-Fi all over your home.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Grant funds can be used to purchase equipment, such as carts, dumpsters, collection vehicles, concrete pads and recycling corrals, according to NCDEQ.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 5 May. 2025.
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