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
The dead man, shot by gang members, was being wheeled away in a wheelbarrow down the street by his brother and a friend.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Step 3: Clean Up Gather the cut stems and place them in a wheelbarrow or on a tarp to transfer them to a compost pile or into yard waste bags for disposal.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
The double William of Paterson, New Jersey helped keep us sane though our teachers
went crazy over that wheelbarrow.
—Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The donkey’s day rate was more than $200, so the couple opted for the wheelbarrow.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Step 3: Clean Up Gather the cut stems and place them in a wheelbarrow or on a tarp to transfer them to a compost pile or into yard waste bags for disposal.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
The double William of Paterson, New Jersey helped keep us sane though our teachers
went crazy over that wheelbarrow.
—Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
The donkey’s day rate was more than $200, so the couple opted for the wheelbarrow.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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Torching a car dealership’s Ford F-150 truck brings criminal consequences, including jail.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump is excluding goods subject to separate, 25% national security tariffs, including steel and aluminum, cars, trucks and auto parts.—
David Lawder,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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For longer distances, the city’s public transportation network is first-rate, and both Google and Apple Maps offer reliable directions, including trams, buses and subway connections.—
Evan Rail,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 40th annual family-friendly celebration includes a children’s play area, food vendors and picnic tables, and rides for young and old alike on trams, hay wagons, and hot air balloons.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The wagon floats start at Bienville and Chartres streets at 10:30am and end at the restaurant.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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The men stacked 15 half-barrels, each weighing about 65 pounds, in the wagon.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The next generation of MCG devices, however, are much smaller and self-contained, able to be installed next to a hospital bed or brought to patients on a cart for point-of-care use.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The nearby flower district is on its last legs (although the hotel nods to it’s legacy with a fresh flower cart).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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