as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.
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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow
An Iowa man is hoping his speedy wheelbarrow drive will result in an official Guinness World Record.
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David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Bianca and Jade won with their wheelbarrow double-team finish.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In addition, mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, so avoid letting water collect in old tires, wheelbarrows, wading pools, etc.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
Nebraska catcher Josh Caron (4) was the only other player the Mariners took in the top 10 rounds who wasn’t a college senior/grad student or a JUCO kid, all of whom will probably come in under slot to help give Sloan a wheelbarrow full of cash.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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David Chiu, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Bianca and Jade won with their wheelbarrow double-team finish.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In addition, mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, so avoid letting water collect in old tires, wheelbarrows, wading pools, etc.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
Nebraska catcher Josh Caron (4) was the only other player the Mariners took in the top 10 rounds who wasn’t a college senior/grad student or a JUCO kid, all of whom will probably come in under slot to help give Sloan a wheelbarrow full of cash.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
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Like iconic Pacific Northwest coffee brand Starbucks, Dutch Bros also got its start in the uppermost region of the contiguous U.S., founded in 1992 by two brothers and a pushcart in Oregon.—
Sydney Cella,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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It was started in a pushcart on the Lower East Side by my grandfather, Harry Rothman.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
31 Jan. 2025
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Smith fled in his father’s truck, was pursued by police and crashed at a Houston park and ran away on foot, escaping for a time, KPRC reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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Another snap shows the couple in the driver's seat of the truck, with Wyatt looking at his wife and holding her stomach.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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And then there’s the Trackless Tram — essentially buses or trams guided by autonomous systems on roads or guideways, rather than along rails.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bus and tram lines serve Le Port, and a free shuttle styled after a traditional fishing boat from the Provence region crisscrosses the port in the summer season.—
Alison Gregor,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Guests can now have the Maine camping getaway of their dreams in a covered wagon, two of which are available for the upcoming camping season.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its 45 larger-than-life figures—cowboys on horseback, women riding sidesaddle, and lots of covered wagons— make up one of the world’s largest bronze sculpture installations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the two men argued on Sunday, Whyte’s attacker grabbed a gasoline canister from the food cart and emptied it on the victim before starting the blaze, cops say.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simply go to the My LG Membership rewards page, follow the instructions to sign up, fill your cart, and use code WELCOME20.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
18 Mar. 2025
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.—
Andrew Ford,
USA TODAY,
11 Sep. 2024
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With the load going up to 50.5 kilograms--or more than 111 pounds--the buckets were dispensed with and a hand truck with a pneumatic platform loaded with steel plates was rolled onto the floor.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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