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as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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verb

as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class

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Recent Examples of cart
Noun
This little piggy went to market, and this little piggy added a toe ring to cart. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025 In Italy, those were complemented by Armani/Dolci ice cream carts and a Spotify playlist curated by producer DJ Emmanuelle. James Manso, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Verb
Add your pair to cart before someone else snaps them up. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 11 July 2025 The latter role is best remembered for Hackman dramatically removing Lex's wig, revealing his baldness before being carted off to prison. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cart
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Noun
  • The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad, the predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad, wanted to shorten the travel time from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh from three to four weeks by Conestoga wagon to three to four days by rail, canal and river.
    William E. Watson, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Not all wagons are created equally, though, and having a wagon that can easily roll over sand is imperative.
    Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Just inside the doors of the employee entrance to Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn Truck Plant is a scoreboard that looms high above a double set of steep stairs that carry the 3,600 employees up to the factory floor where the company builds its best-selling vehicle: the F-150 pickup.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
  • But another bill, HB 3520 by Rep. David Spiller, R-Jacksboro, to lessen the amount of liability insurance coverage rideshare drivers need to carry, took up a whole lot more time.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • The Dane hauled his way up the mountain, mouth contorted, back and elbows askew, willing his bike to chase.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • Six hours later, Kim and David watched their prize hauled tail-first to the crossbeam of the scales back at Darenberg’s dock in Montauk.
    Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • These systems are emission-free and utilize a fleet of Tesla electric vehicles like the Model 3 sedan and Model X midsize SUV to transport users.
    Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
  • One passenger was transported to the hospital with a minor injury, American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Afterward, a swarm of black S.U.V.s ferried guests to the Hotel de Russie for dinner.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
  • Any leftovers could be ferried home in a cardboard Cybertruck box, naturally.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Verb
  • The storms are packing marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
  • The storms are packing penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The coffin was finally loaded into the white hearse, which would bring Islam to his final resting place.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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