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tote

[toht] / toʊt /


VERB
carry a gun
Synonyms


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The chic tote from the View-Master apparently had another engagement.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Last week he bought four items from the new collection, including a tote for his daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Some complained on social media that international tourists at Trader Joe’s were buying up all the mini canvas tote bags.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

As the company spread across the U.S., it maintained rules for decades: Kids were allowed only with a chaperone age 25 or older, and adults could tote along just three total kids.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Mae hands us the leash and a tote bag.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Customers toted their purchases home in “Big Brown Bags.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Dancing to drums in downtown Yangon, the crowd of nationalist activists and saffron-robed monks twirled miniature national flags and toted banners denying accusations of ethnic cleansing being levelled at The Hague.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

He toted Walter around the whole day, and at the end of their visit, I told him he could take Walter home if he wanted to.

From Slate Oct. 1, 2025

Queen Elizabeth II, who was in residence, was said to have looked at the guns being toted by these unexpected arrivals.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

He’d loaded some of his grandmother’s, porcelain in a wagon and toted it into the yard, where he set up targets on old fenceposts at the edge of the property.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

And at the end of it all, Colbert flew off in Santa’s sleigh toting his prized Captain America shield, with unicorn Abraham Lincoln and “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, the man with all the answers.

From Salon May 21, 2026

So if you’re toting around two kids and want a fun-filled day that costs less than $200, but you hate walking around museums, then say exactly that.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

And then, of course, spiders are venomous, toting enough toxin to immobilize and liquify prey and, in a few cases, cause lesions, necrosis or death in humans.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

When she comes on to play, toting her digital keyboard, it’s always as herself, or mostly herself, with her name spelled out across the screen: Jane Wickline.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

I trudged down the hall to my room, alone, but when I turned to shut the door she was standing in it, still toting the baby on her hip.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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