carting

verb

present participle of cart
as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another carted a knapsack filled with books from class to class

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Recent Examples of carting In fact, SpaceXAI was carting gas turbines to its data centers as the IPO neared. — Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 No, no, Moss opted for carting around a luxurious black Hermès Birkin bag, complete with gold hardware (to match the jewels, of course). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 She was later photographed leaving the White House carting a large white box and other bags, which sources said contained all of the evidence collected from the Interior Department that exculpated Hearn and several others from criminal vandalism. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Darren wants to bulldoze the minigolf course to expand his go carting empire and fulfill his NazzKart dream. — Peter White, Deadline, 17 July 2026 Many patients visit the renowned clinic looking for a third or fourth opinion, carting with them unsorted documents from external health systems. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The Joyward Jumbo Beach Tote is a $20 floral tote bag from CVS that is spacious enough to hold all of your essentials this summer, whether you’re headed to the beach, jetting off on vacation, or carting your computer to a local coffee shop to log some hours of work. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 23 June 2026 Four years later, his old friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale) arrives to rescue him from himself, carting him down to Rio, where Rayburn is working for a security company on a construction site — there is a presidential election coming, and protests are feared. — Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026 Between carting narcotics across the border to Mexico, Rue and Faye (Chloe Cherry) form a close friendship, though Rue hangs on to ties to her past. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carting
  1. carrying
  2. hauling
  3. ferrying
  4. transporting
Verb
  • Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck on Monday, undermining the White House’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is safe for navigation.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • But semis are hauling the majority of goods in America, especially to the final destination, the final place where it’s sold or picked up.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the beds, Radica keeps the interior simple, leaving the pickup floor available for hauling cargo, just as it was intended.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hauling
Verb
  • Drug cartels, in the meantime, have adjusted to the threat to vessels on the water, increasingly ferrying narcotics via unmanned semisubmersibles -- drone submarines that navigate autonomously -- a former intelligence official told ABC News.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Choppers flew overhead in a constant stream ferrying victims from a village just on the other side of the river.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ferrying
Verb
  • Three explosive-laden drones were found around the airport, one near a Ukrainian plane transporting munitions.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Since launching in May 2024, the dog-centric luxury airline has flown nearly 1 million miles, transporting 2,661 pets across 40 breeds via more than 360 flights.
    — Rebecca Norris, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of transporting

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“Carting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carting. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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