as in carrying
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 carting
The Joyward Jumbo Beach Tote is a $20 floral tote bag from CVS that is spacious enough to hold all of your essentials this summer, whether you’re headed to the beach, jetting off on vacation, or carting your computer to a local coffee shop to log some hours of work.
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Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared.
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Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Between carting narcotics across the border to Mexico, Rue and Faye (Chloe Cherry) form a close friendship, though Rue hangs on to ties to her past.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance.
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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Still, tourists are on board to keep fighting along with local residents, Little said, carting a plastic box of postcards.
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Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
My analog gravel bike is great for bikepacking trips, training rides, or a quick pedal to the brewery, but it was never meant for carting cargo or my kid around the city.
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Erica Zazo,
Outside,
27 Mar. 2026
But after the show, someone was carting this sandworm puppet off to be put in the Academy Museum.
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Robert Zepeda,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
23 June 2026
Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared.
—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Between carting narcotics across the border to Mexico, Rue and Faye (Chloe Cherry) form a close friendship, though Rue hangs on to ties to her past.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance.
—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Still, tourists are on board to keep fighting along with local residents, Little said, carting a plastic box of postcards.
—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
My analog gravel bike is great for bikepacking trips, training rides, or a quick pedal to the brewery, but it was never meant for carting cargo or my kid around the city.
—
Erica Zazo,
Outside,
27 Mar. 2026
But after the show, someone was carting this sandworm puppet off to be put in the Academy Museum.
—
Robert Zepeda,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carting
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Demonstrators express frustration Protesters marching through Johannesburg’s city center Tuesday included young men carrying traditional fighting sticks and women of all ages.
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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Rotating the pot a bit to encourage even growth is fine; hauling your ficus all over the house is not.
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Since its launch, the company has diversified into logistics, fuel delivery, and transport, including hauling containers from Cuban ports to different provinces.
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On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
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“Carting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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