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Definition of cartnext
as in wagon
a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling a cart piled up with hay

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verb

as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class

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Noun
This side of the lounge also has another dining concept called The Nook, where a dim sum cart, much like the ones seen in Hong Kong’s classic dim sum restaurants, dishes out regional specialties like scallion pancakes and shredded chicken gua bao with ginger and scallion oil. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 Ponce was emotional on the cart but waved to fans as he was being taken off the field. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
In a few minutes, he would be carted away forever. Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 The following year with the Minnesota Vikings, he was carted off in the team’s first preseason game after tearing the ACL in his left knee on a punt return. Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cart
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Noun
  • Among the crowd of thousands, children could be seen blowing bubbles, playing on the park’s outdoor exercise equipment and being pushed around in strollers and wagons.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Campspot highlighted the ranch’s creative accommodations and its many one-of-a-kind outdoor experiences including its ranch wagon accommodations, horse feeding and pet friendly cabins.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The men, ranging in age from twenty-nine to sixty-four, carried rucksacks containing the few items that they were allowed to bring.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • For a Nets team that has watched too many games slip in the same way, the early minutes of the fourth carried a familiar warning.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The barge was hauling concrete debris to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach across the bay.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Tankers hauling oil have been stuck in the Strait, impacting not only American gas prices, but energy prices around the world.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sadriu said the bystander was transported to an area hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • He was transported to the base of the mountain to a waiting ambulance.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX, which Musk founded in 2002, is working on a configuration of its Starship spacecraft that can meet astronauts on the Orion capsule in lunar orbit and ferry them to the surface.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In addition, the orbiting lab is in low Earth orbit, within easy reach of cargo ships ferrying fruit, vegetables and other perishables.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The games bring out the fans, with big brothers and grandmas packing the stands.
    Laurie Perez, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Injury report While the Cubs head to Cleveland, right fielder Seiya Suzuki is packing his bags to Double-A Knoxville for a rehab stint.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • As Los Angeles County activists continue their search for the suspect or suspects who have shot multiple alley cats in South Los Angeles with a BB gun, PETA has offered a $5,000 reward in hopes of bringing the crimes to a stop.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cart. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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