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as in yield
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
our latest trip to collect shells at the beach resulted in quite a haul
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as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
a truck carrying a large haul of lumber
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as in tug
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
the sharp haul strained the rope but didn't break it
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Recent Examples of haul
Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Jackson’s pass to Mark Andrews was a little off the mark, and the star tight end was unable to haul the pass in.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Averi Baudler, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Viv Richards only managed two runs in the match while Dennis Lillee broke the record for Test wickets in his ten-wicket haul as Australia won by 62 runs.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Up the street, other returning residents hauled sofas, quilts and cushions into their front yards.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Jackson’s pass to Mark Andrews was a little off the mark, and the star tight end was unable to haul the pass in.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
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—Averi Baudler, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Viv Richards only managed two runs in the match while Dennis Lillee broke the record for Test wickets in his ten-wicket haul as Australia won by 62 runs.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haul
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Verb
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Without Flowers last week, the Ravens leaned heavily on Henry (26 carries for 186 yards and two touchdowns) and five pass catchers had multiple receptions.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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One gritty season-ending win over a depleted Packers team carries only so much weight.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bonds climbed 2.5 basis points to 1.23%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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And yields – which are pegged to all kinds of consumer loan rates, including mortgages – go up.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In their world, there were more hands to share the load, more voices to call out, more feet to hold the line.—
Katherine Schulten,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gigabyte was showing off a pair of high-end systems built out with the C500, in concert with the company’s AI TOP utility, which was being demoed with a feature linking the two systems via Thunderbolt and the two sharing the load of AI processing tasks.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Offerings include arts and crafts, caber toss, the haggis hurl, sheaf toss and tug of war in a non-competitive environment.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Investors expect volatility in the flagship cryptocurrency this year, with bitcoin stuck in a tug of war between investors’ concerns about rising inflation under Trump and their optimism over the his pro-crypto leadership.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The project, known as Stargate, dragged the OpenAI chief into a new feud with his A.I. archnemesis, Elon Musk, and caused friction with an important ally, Microsoft.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The deputies dragged Payne across the floor, according to the complaint.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Early morning Friday, shelter staff and animal control officers transported pet crates loaded with dogs and cats to Gillespie Field, where they were then carried across the tarmac and placed on the plane.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The six-episode Western drama written and created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, follows the journey of Sara (Betty Gilpin), a woman on the run, who seeks out a guide at Fort Bridger in Wyoming to assist her in transporting her young son Devin (Preston Mota) to his father in Missouri.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Christmas week brought a bounty of viewing to streaming platforms, with eight titles crossing the billion-minute mark in Nielsen’s streaming ratings.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The government of Russia’s autocratic president, Vladimir V. Putin, is paying increasing bounties to new recruits, and recently began pressing people accused of crimes to enlist in exchange for dismissing charges.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haul. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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