as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.
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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow
Gardeners who want a heavy-duty wheelbarrow for constant use should check out Home Depot’s options.
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Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Teams had to choose between finding a bracelet in ginormous haystacks and delivering heaps of heavy wood via backpack and wheelbarrow, and both tasks turned out to be feats of strength.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
Wielding wheelbarrows and shovels, the volunteers learned from San Diego Parks and Recreation Department workers about how to make protective soil berms to help the trees take root.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Historically, shedding pounds garnered an automatic congratulations (see Oprah and her wheelbarrow of fat in 1988, or Valerie Bertinelli’s Jenny Craig ads almost two decades later).
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Teams had to choose between finding a bracelet in ginormous haystacks and delivering heaps of heavy wood via backpack and wheelbarrow, and both tasks turned out to be feats of strength.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
Wielding wheelbarrows and shovels, the volunteers learned from San Diego Parks and Recreation Department workers about how to make protective soil berms to help the trees take root.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Historically, shedding pounds garnered an automatic congratulations (see Oprah and her wheelbarrow of fat in 1988, or Valerie Bertinelli’s Jenny Craig ads almost two decades later).
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
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Under her helm, Que-Azcona grew the pharmacy that was started by his father in a pushcart in 1945.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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What began as a pushcart business is now run by third-generation family owners, who are committed to keeping up the company’s longtime standard for excellence.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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FanDuel Sports Kansas City trucks potentially could have been impacted by the storm.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The trucks were bound for Intel’s $20 billion semiconductor plant in New Albany, a suburb of Columbus.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Autonomous trams and underground trains operate in many European countries, and a variety of transportation vehicles move autonomously in closed environments such as factories and ports.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Google Maps is sufficient for navigating the city’s public transport system — a mix of bus, tram and metro lines — or call a ride through Uber or Bolt. Itinerary Friday 4 p.m.—
Lily Radziemski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Keep an eye on their calendar for special events such as dolphin-watching sessions, wagon rides down the beach, and ghost-crab night hikes. Find a great beach book (and beer).—
Tim Neville,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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New and renovated wagons should anticipate growing demand for bicycle transport and exceed the EU’s minimum requirement of four bicycle spaces per train.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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When a match goes really well — i.e. when the couple gets engaged, the ballyhooed happy ending of all romances, naturally — a bar cart is rolled out and all the young matchmakers gather around each other and cheer for their good fortune, and for the seeming success of love itself.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Thanks to their sleek design, metal construction, and versatility, bar carts can be great for displaying trinkets and photos, your favorite wines and spirits, plants, books, and more all while giving your space a charming feel.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.—
Andrew Ford,
USA TODAY,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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