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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
SpaceX support crews stationed near the landing site quickly reached the gently bobbing spacecraft and hauled it aboard a company recovery ship where flight surgeons were standing by to carry out initial medical checks.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
The crew is now on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, preparing to exit the capsule after it’s hauled onto a recovery ship.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
Rudd then pretended to be in severe pain as paramedics hauled him away, presumably to a hospital.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Deborah famously hauled bags of cement up the mountain with a baby strapped to her chest to construct the hydroelectric system that still powers 80% of the resort today.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Its story reminded me of Carlos Fitzcarrald, the rubber baron who had a boat hauled over a mountain, from one river to another, in the 1890s.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Community members and local high school students gathered pieces of trash, plywood, insulation and other debris and hauled them off.
—Alexia Aston, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026
When an earthquake, hurricane, or other calamity strikes, people need immediate medical care, and can’t wait for supplies to be hauled from vast distances.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
In 2013, my husband Dave and I hauled a beat-up, fire-engine-red suitcase overflowing with sheet masks, toners, snail creams, and pimple patches to the Hester Street Fair, a weekend market in the Lower East Side.
—Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
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Then, a crisis involving a family friend named Evelyn Chang pulled him back into action.—
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Mini Kim and mini Khloé pulled a switcheroo with their T-shirts — a favorite pastime of theirs, according to Khloé, who posted this adorable pic.—
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
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Bison have carried their stories, teachings, and responsibilities for centuries.—
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Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown.—
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In the June incident, Ross broke the window of a car when the driver refused to exit the vehicle and then found himself being dragged at least 50 yards when the driver hit the gas.—
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The child, who was not publicly identified, was transported to a hospital where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.—
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He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton where he was pronounced dead.—
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The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.—
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The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.—
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For Ramírez, as for many others involved in international extremist violence at the time, the middle years of the 1970s undoubtedly brought opportunities to further their cause and violent careers.—
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
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Frederick Gaudreau sent a backhand pass from the left side near the boards to Tolvanen in front, and settled the puck and beat Quick at the 1-minute mark.—
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The clock is ticking for the man accused of killing a couple in their Columbus, Ohio, home to be sent back to the Buckeye State to face charges.—
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“Hauled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hauled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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