HAULED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

hauled

verb

past tense of haul

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 However, with five minutes left in regulation and Penn State threatening to score, Becht was hauled down while scrambling and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Michigan. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 After a brief exchange, officers hauled him into a police vehicle and drove away. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The capsule recovery was quick, with it being hauled up onto a SpaceX vessel in less than an hour. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 On Monday, workers hauled out a 200-pound piece of equipment that was ruined by the saltwater and sand carried in on the high tides. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Every chip and solar panel has to be hauled into orbit, and every answer those chips produce has to come back down. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 For one, the garage side-door was hauled into court to show the jury. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Few medications have been sued, petitioned against, and unnecessarily hauled before Congress as often as this one has. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 Several Panthers players made their biggest plays of the young season so far, including wide receiver Xavier Legette, who got open on a deep ball and hauled it in for a 55-yard catch. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

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Shohei Ohtani emerged from the visiting dugout at American Family Field with a bat in his hand, and the mass of media members scattered in foul territory up the third-base line shifted his way, pulled by the magnetic force that is Ohtani’s stardom.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, the Congressional Leadership Fund, the House Republicans' super PAC, effectively dropped its push to boost Tijerina and pulled millions of dollars in ads from the district, a person familiar with the decision confirmed.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulled

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And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried

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An additional woman, 61, was hospitalized for medical complications unrelated to traumatic injuries, bringing the total number transported to 11.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The truck driver was not injured and remained on scene, while the rider was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and pronounced deceased.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of transported

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Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ferried

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Instead of flying the drone remotely with individual controls, the F-22 pilot sent high-level tactical instructions that the drone’s onboard autonomy software interpreted and executed.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
On a sunny Oregon fall morning, parents dressed their children up and sent them to Silver Rail Elementary School for picture day.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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