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tote

[toht] / toʊt /


VERB
carry a gun
Synonyms


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I like the Mini because I can hold it and tote it around with little effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The British designer has doubled the size of leather and raffia tote bags.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Joey Lush secured second place in the competition after trawling through Pinterest for outfit inspiration and "grabbing a tote bag from the fresher's fair".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He’s having fun, but it’s also true that the massive tote is a legitimate mystery.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Thank you again for doing this,” she says as I hand back her 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

It was the first but not the last time I toted along my middle- class notions about parenting, only to learn that Jesse had been almost completely on his own for years.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Gao and his bride-to-be, Dong Peipei, lined up in Nanjing to complete their official paperwork alongside other couples toting selfie sticks, bouquets and even pets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

We need robotic lawn mowers, snowblowers, tree cutting, wood splitting, toting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

Big Ma turned her nose up at the college girls with Afros in favor of the Negro lady in the square sunglasses and snappy suit toting the equally snappy oval bag.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia


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