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as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow
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as in carried
to support and take from one place to another
a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day
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Recent Examples of hauled
The 85 million pounds of food, including meat and fish, is expected to be hauled to multiple landfills in Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside counties.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The centerpiece of the property is the Mammoth Mine, a dormant gold operation that hauled up close to a literal ton of bullion in its day — 31,500 ounces, according to National Land Realty, which is listing the site.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The silver lining here is that residents are pushing back, including a group of local college students who hauled roughly 500 pounds of trash from the Santa Ana River at a nearby park in Riverside, in an effort to clean up the area.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The woman had been walking along Soto Road when the man, who was walking in the opposite direction, suddenly reached for the woman and hauled her 15 or 20 feet, police said.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Much of the sand that comes down the Santa Ana River gets regularly dredged and hauled to the groin jetties in West Newport.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The centerpiece of the property is the Mammoth Mine, a dormant gold operation that hauled up close to a literal ton of bullion in its day — 31,500 ounces, according to National Land Realty, which is listing the site.
—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene.
—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The silver lining here is that residents are pushing back, including a group of local college students who hauled roughly 500 pounds of trash from the Santa Ana River at a nearby park in Riverside, in an effort to clean up the area.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The woman had been walking along Soto Road when the man, who was walking in the opposite direction, suddenly reached for the woman and hauled her 15 or 20 feet, police said.
—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Much of the sand that comes down the Santa Ana River gets regularly dredged and hauled to the groin jetties in West Newport.
—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauled
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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.
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Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.
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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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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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The child was transported to a nearby hospital for non-incapacitating injuries and will be released to a legal guardian.
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According to prosecutors, Edmond was directed by co-conspirators to make straw purchases of firearms from Georgia gun stores that were later transported and distributed to gang members in the Chicago area.
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Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle.
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Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
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Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
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An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears.
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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“Hauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hauled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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