hauled

verb

past tense of haul
1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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2
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 Pigs that were being hauled by the semi could be heard squealing at the scene. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 23 June 2026 The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state after months of feeding at sea. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The 85 million pounds of food, including meat and fish, is expected to be hauled to multiple landfills in Los Angeles, Ventura and Riverside counties. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The rocket was destroyed, as were some important pieces of pad infrastructure, including the lightning tower and the transporter-erector, which hauled New Glenn from its integration facility to the pad and raised it vertical upon arrival. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 June 2026 The silver lining here is that residents are pushing back, including a group of local college students who hauled roughly 500 pounds of trash from the Santa Ana River at a nearby park in Riverside, in an effort to clean up the area. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 Any Bay State citizen from Boston to Great Barrington would have been handcuffed and hauled into court yesterday for sucker-punching a fellow bar patron the way a State Police officer did over the weekend. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 30 June 2026 The centerpiece of the property is the Mammoth Mine, a dormant gold operation that hauled up close to a literal ton of bullion in its day — 31,500 ounces, according to National Land Realty, which is listing the site. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauled
  1. pulled
  2. carried
  3. dragged
  4. transported
  5. ferried
  6. brought
  7. sent
Verb
  • Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.
    — Rod Beard, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
  • Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
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  • Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of dragged
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  • In a victory march across the makeshift bridge, the soldiers transported 140 Carthaginian elephants from Sicily to Rome’s Circus Maximus, according to the first-century historian Pliny the Elder.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
    — Theresa Clift July 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of transported
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  • The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.
    — Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of ferried
Verb
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • An inside source revealed on Sunday that the couple's vows brought Kelce to tears.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Balogun was initially sent off during the United States’ 2-0 Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, but FIFA overturned the decision.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Amid the rebellion, Johnson canceled votes and abruptly sent lawmakers home ahead of the July 4 holiday.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of sent

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