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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
our latest trip to collect shells at the beach resulted in quite a haul
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as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
a truck carrying a large haul of lumber
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as in tug
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
the sharp haul strained the rope but didn't break it
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Recent Examples of haul
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Other variants can haul supplies over difficult terrain or serve as battlefield ambulances when casualties require evacuation.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, for Pedroni, who does a lot of long-haul travel, bigger really does mean better.
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Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
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Verb
Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Other variants can haul supplies over difficult terrain or serve as battlefield ambulances when casualties require evacuation.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
Noun
With jet fuel costs running high, long-haul business and first-class tickets are up sharply this year.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, for Pedroni, who does a lot of long-haul travel, bigger really does mean better.
—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haul
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Fire alarms sounded after a resident pulled the alarm, prompting crews to evacuate buildings as a precaution.
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Sorloth played high, facilitating Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard to rotate wide and pull deeper to get on the ball.
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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The new vehicle comes as Gulf sovereign wealth funds pour into private credit, attracted by higher yields offered in private markets and undeterred by concerns about rising default rates that have prompted some investors to reduce their exposure.
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Stock futures are strengthening in response, and the yield on the Fed-sensitive 2-year Treasury is falling.
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Depending on how full your washing machine is, add up to a cup of it to your regular load and get ready to see the difference.
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Like a true pal, a big pot of it in my refrigerator lightens my load, providing a nourishing meal my whole family loves at a moment’s notice.
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The current federal and state-level policy push shaping how companies deploy AI systems is also experiencing a tug of war.
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The tug of war is also hair-raising because China's approach puts the world's most powerful AI in the hands of bad actors, who could – and likely will – use the models to wreak havoc.
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But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.
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Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.
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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.
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Breakfast—a bounty of tropical fruits, healthy juices, smoothies, artisanal coffees, just-out-the-oven pastries, and a dozen types of honey—is served in the all-day dining restaurant The Market.
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Most of The Ground Above’s eight tracks are moody growers where only multiple, deep listens can separate their bounties.
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“Haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haul. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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