HAULED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

hauled

verb

past tense of haul

as in pulled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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as in carried

to support and take from one place to another a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day

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Recent Examples of hauled All of that material is currently hauled elsewhere for disposal, including round trips of about 200 miles to other biomass facilities. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 After a brief exchange, officers hauled him into a police vehicle and drove away. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The capsule recovery was quick, with it being hauled up onto a SpaceX vessel in less than an hour. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 On Monday, workers hauled out a 200-pound piece of equipment that was ruined by the saltwater and sand carried in on the high tides. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Every chip and solar panel has to be hauled into orbit, and every answer those chips produce has to come back down. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 For one, the garage side-door was hauled into court to show the jury. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Few medications have been sued, petitioned against, and unnecessarily hauled before Congress as often as this one has. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

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Michael Whatley‘s campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper on Tuesday evening, even as Republican PACs have quietly pulled funding from the race.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
Wilson is part of the reason three mothers pulled their children this year from a San Diego-area Christian school, which pursued an affiliation with ACCS.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulled

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During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
The starting five that carried Atlanta to the playoffs last season — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum and Onyeka Okongwu — returns.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried

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Malkin controlled Lapierre’s dump-in attempt near the blue line, toe-dragged past Panther defenseman Gustav Forsling in the slot and beat Black with a wrist shot.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
In my opinion, the president and his incompetent, corrupt acolytes have debased the office and dragged the good name of America through the mud.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dragged

Verb

Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The development reflects a broader shift in modern defense planning towards modular weapons systems that can be transported, repositioned, and integrated into different operational environments with fewer platform-specific modifications.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of transported

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Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ferried

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And last year, the Justice Department sent a letter of warning to leaders in Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina, contemplating creating their own programs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Her supervisor told an FBI investigator that the then-26-year-old had sent him some concerning text messages and emails, according to an affidavit.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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