Thesaurus results for WHEELBARROWS

wheelbarrows

noun

plural of wheelbarrow

as in trucks

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 wheelbarrows Within hours, over 30 people showed up to help, armed with gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Named one of our favorite wheelbarrows in testing, this bestselling model is lightweight, can hold up to 5 cubic feet of materials, and has 14-inch rubber wheels. — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2026 The storefront, which opened in 1852, supplied early miners with dynamite and Studebaker wheelbarrows. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 That includes plant saucers, watering cans, buckets, wheelbarrows, tarps, birdbaths and rain barrels. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Flip wheelbarrows, drill drainage holes in planters and keep buckets covered or indoors. — Ryan Brennan april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026 Flip wheelbarrows, drill drainage holes and keep containers under cover. — Ryan Brennan april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 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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Noun

Those are becoming a rare breed as many carriers now use trucks and deliver to boxes on streets.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
At the gates into Ceuta, Moroccan authorities had deployed water cannon trucks and pushed people back.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of trucks

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In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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