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as in hauling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
lugged the lawn mower out into the backyard
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as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another
I don't understand why he's always lugging all of his books around when his locker is right over there
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Recent Examples of lugging
As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
With its thoughtful layout for laptops, tablets, and other essentials, this expandable suitcase with wheels makes lugging gear through terminals feel effortless.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Most recently, the pop star was spotted lugging Matthieu Blazy's latest shopper on her arm, fresh off the runway from the new creative director's Spring/Summer collection.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Firefighters in full yellow garb, lugging respirators, practiced with hoses and water spray guns that can be controlled using joy sticks inside the trucks.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Imagine lugging two pieces of packed luggage through city streets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This means the Sox will be lugging a 1-5 record out to the chalk line during the pregame introductions Friday.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Pitching a tent above ground is fun, but lugging a big, 45-lb (20-kg) duffel bag of heavy canvas and ratchet straps through the forest is not.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
With its thoughtful layout for laptops, tablets, and other essentials, this expandable suitcase with wheels makes lugging gear through terminals feel effortless.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Most recently, the pop star was spotted lugging Matthieu Blazy's latest shopper on her arm, fresh off the runway from the new creative director's Spring/Summer collection.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Firefighters in full yellow garb, lugging respirators, practiced with hoses and water spray guns that can be controlled using joy sticks inside the trucks.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Imagine lugging two pieces of packed luggage through city streets.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Burns also arrives to the rink lugging around his military-style backpack that’s stuffed with everything necessary to keep him on skates.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
This means the Sox will be lugging a 1-5 record out to the chalk line during the pregame introductions Friday.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Pitching a tent above ground is fun, but lugging a big, 45-lb (20-kg) duffel bag of heavy canvas and ratchet straps through the forest is not.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
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The film eliminated even a gesture toward a plot while showing solitary nonprofessional and real-life ranch-hand Misael Saavedra chopping and hauling logs in the Argentinian hinterlands (in actuality, Alonso’s family’s ranch).—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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In terms of where to beach, wide stretches of sand in Beach Haven remain some of the Jersey Shore’s most desirable, drawing surfers at sunrise, families hauling coolers and striped umbrellas by midday, and sunset walkers lingering until the sky fades pink over the dunes.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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The outbreak aboard the MV Hondius began after a Dutch cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew departed Argentina on April 1 for a South Atlantic voyage.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For instance, that giant water bottle is not something any European is carrying around.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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This entire island’s economy used to depend on them pulling the heavy wooden wheels of old-school olive presses.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Russian media indicated that the hovercraft was built to carry no more than 10 passengers but was transporting 18 people along with heavy equipment at the time of the incident.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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In a new technical blog, the company demonstrated Atlas rotating its torso 180 degrees, squatting to pick up a mini-fridge, and transporting it while dynamically adjusting to shifting internal weight.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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The uncanny vision is made even eerier when Hoop spots her late mother dragging her five children through the human tide.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2026
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The complaint states that Sorsby only has until June 22 to make a decision regarding the NFL Supplemental Draft, and the NCAA is dragging its feet in this process.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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In normal times, 120 vessels move through the Strait of Hormuz every single day, with many ferrying 20% of the world’s oil supply.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Lugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugging. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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