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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
With its thoughtful layout for laptops, tablets, and other essentials, this expandable suitcase with wheels makes lugging gear through terminals feel effortless.
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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
They were still allowed to walk around the campus and distribute water and snacks, but that meant lugging around coolers full of ice and wandering in the direct sunlight.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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
They were still allowed to walk around the campus and distribute water and snacks, but that meant lugging around coolers full of ice and wandering in the direct sunlight.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lugging
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The Russian freighter, known as Progress 95, is hauling about 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Literally hauling the extra weight of the wiring harness around, not giving the customer any benefit.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Michael’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Asia-to-Europe or intra-Asia trade lanes often go through the strait, and vessels carrying cargo from other apparel manufacturing countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Myanmar are likely using the passage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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All of which is great news for Adam Silver and everyone else pulling a paycheck from the league.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seated calf raises can lower post-meal blood sugar spikes by gradually pulling glucose from the bloodstream.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026
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Three of the vehicles that Gonzalez was transporting have been located in parts of Florida since Gonzalez went missing, agents say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Allen appeared in federal court Monday wearing a blue prison jumpsuit to face charges of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence and transporting a firearm across state lines, according to the Department of Justice.—
Julia Bonavita , David Spunt , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even the sleeker Samsonite Proxis feels substantial without dragging you over the limit.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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The one wild card for an event with a temporary 'Draft Theater' that was built just 3 weeks ago, a ferry ferrying people back and forth across a river, and most events outside are the weather.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Lugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lugging. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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