as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling
a cart piled up with hay
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Recent Examples of cart
ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Other chic city styles worth adding to your cart include Rue De Verneuil’s canvas tote, Miu Miu’s beach-ready carryall, and Kallmeyer’s travel-friendly weekender.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, tourists are on board to keep fighting along with local residents, Little said, carting a plastic box of postcards.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The demonstration, set to launch in May 2026, could eventually test humanoid robots in a wide range of airport tasks, including cleaning aircraft cabins and possibly handling ground support equipment such as baggage carts, according to a Japan Airlines press release.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Other chic city styles worth adding to your cart include Rue De Verneuil’s canvas tote, Miu Miu’s beach-ready carryall, and Kallmeyer’s travel-friendly weekender.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
Mamdani has also spent much of his effort directing New Yorkers’ attention to the nuts and bolts of city government, like filling potholes and enforcing workplace regulations, carting a jumbo calendar to his press conferences across the city to highlight his work in his first stretch of governance.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, tourists are on board to keep fighting along with local residents, Little said, carting a plastic box of postcards.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cart
Noun
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In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Moon amplifies Jupiter, helping your words land clearly and carry weight.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The new law, which took effect in October, requires tow truck companies to give owners notice before hauling away a car for minor issues like failing to display an apartment complex’s parking permit or parking in the wrong space.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new law, which took effect in October, requires tow truck companies to give owners notice before hauling away a car for minor issues like failing to display an apartment complex’s parking permit or parking in the wrong space.—
Ginny Monk,
ProPublica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Allen has been charged not only with attempting to assassinate a president, but also with transporting a gun and ammunition to commit a felony and firing a gun during a violent crime.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The others on board, including the boat operator, were transported to a hospital for treatment.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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There are also abundant private cars with gracious Balinese drivers who will happily be on call to ferry you around the island, many of whom double as casual tour guides.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Naturally, the room was packed.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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April 20 – May 20 The right choice today brings both comfort and quiet confidence.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 The right choice today brings both comfort and quiet confidence.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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