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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
Seals hauled out on small ice floes.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
After the family was safely on shore, responders returned to the Jeep and secured it so that it could be hauled out of the water by a tow truck.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
A day after the crash, FWC investigators hauled the boat out of the water and found more than 60 empty booze containers stashed on the wrecked vessel.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The day after the crash, 61 empty bottles of booze, including an empty bottle of champagne, were found stashed on the boat after officers hauled it out of the water.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Two surfers hauled their boards toward the crashing Pacific waves.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Mangione was unexpectedly hauled to federal court in lower Manhattan.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The hunters dragged the buck to the truck and hauled it to a butcher for processing.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2024
Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
After the family was safely on shore, responders returned to the Jeep and secured it so that it could be hauled out of the water by a tow truck.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
A day after the crash, FWC investigators hauled the boat out of the water and found more than 60 empty booze containers stashed on the wrecked vessel.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The day after the crash, 61 empty bottles of booze, including an empty bottle of champagne, were found stashed on the boat after officers hauled it out of the water.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Circumnavigated the globe 21 times, transported emigrants from Britain to New Zealand, hauled salmon from Alaska.
—Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Two surfers hauled their boards toward the crashing Pacific waves.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Mangione was unexpectedly hauled to federal court in lower Manhattan.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The hunters dragged the buck to the truck and hauled it to a butcher for processing.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauled
Verb
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My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The butterflies also carried two types of pollen on their bodies, both from plant species found only in Africa.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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The cargo had been a top priority, transported across the Pacific in record time, with the crew largely unaware of its significance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries to the chest and hand, Josef said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The king of kvetch and a droll master of everyday existential lament, the comedian and actor brought an actor’s intensity to his comedy, and a comic’s timing and pacing to every acting gig.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
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Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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My mom made a new one for my kids and sent it to us a couple years ago.—
Joanna Allhands,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Hauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hauled. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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