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
Among the key highlights of the WWE Queen of the Ring finals were:
Asuka dominated early on and locked in an ankle lock before Cargill countered it with a wheelbarrow German suplex.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Very large men looking ridiculous pushing little wheelbarrows with vases on top?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Their neighbor, a local school board member, blocked it with a wheelbarrow and dirt.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
If not for these sales pitches for petunias and potting soil, for daisies, dahlias, and designer wheelbarrows, my menu of messages would tend toward the sensibly gray.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Very large men looking ridiculous pushing little wheelbarrows with vases on top?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Their neighbor, a local school board member, blocked it with a wheelbarrow and dirt.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
If not for these sales pitches for petunias and potting soil, for daisies, dahlias, and designer wheelbarrows, my menu of messages would tend toward the sensibly gray.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
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Joan scrambled to dump the pushcart of her possessions into a Coney Island trash can on the beach off the boardwalk way down from her building so her landlord wouldn’t see.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Smith raved about his truck at the car show, and how the engine and six-speed manual transmission provide the sound and feel of the Viper in the form of a truck.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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At a press conference on Tuesday, July 22, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris gave some additional background on the suspect, including how investigators recovered a letter from his truck that was addressed to his father and several graphic drawings from his home.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Thirteen lines cover 50 or more trams are added during Oktoberfest season.—
Lea Dlugosch,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
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The popular cruise ship destination’s tram service is attractive to tourists due to its proximity to the downtown area.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2025
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The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad, the predecessor of the Pennsylvania Railroad, wanted to shorten the travel time from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh from three to four weeks by Conestoga wagon to three to four days by rail, canal and river.—
William E. Watson,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Not all wagons are created equally, though, and having a wagon that can easily roll over sand is imperative.—
Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Skip out on buying these in person and just add them to your virtual cart instead.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The retailer has over 400 new minis, midis, and maxis, which will make great additions to your travel capsule wardrobe—not limited to the A New Day Ruched Midi Dress in a resort-worthy red floral print, so prepare to fill up your cart.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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