as in pushcart
a vehicle with two handles, a large bowl, and usually one wheel that is used for carrying heavy loads of dirt, rocks, etc.
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Recent Examples of wheelbarrow
Bianca and Jade won with their wheelbarrow double-team finish.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In addition, mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, so avoid letting water collect in old tires, wheelbarrows, wading pools, etc.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
Nebraska catcher Josh Caron (4) was the only other player the Mariners took in the top 10 rounds who wasn’t a college senior/grad student or a JUCO kid, all of whom will probably come in under slot to help give Sloan a wheelbarrow full of cash.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Rogers ran a jackhammer, cutting down concrete floors and carrying the pieces out in a wheelbarrow.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
In addition, mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, so avoid letting water collect in old tires, wheelbarrows, wading pools, etc.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
Nebraska catcher Josh Caron (4) was the only other player the Mariners took in the top 10 rounds who wasn’t a college senior/grad student or a JUCO kid, all of whom will probably come in under slot to help give Sloan a wheelbarrow full of cash.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Rogers ran a jackhammer, cutting down concrete floors and carrying the pieces out in a wheelbarrow.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wheelbarrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheelbarrow
Noun
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It was started in a pushcart on the Lower East Side by my grandfather, Harry Rothman.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
31 Jan. 2025
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Instead of once a month, the city’s pushcart vendors are now only required to change the hot-dog water every other month.—
John Ficarra,
airmail.news,
16 Nov. 2024
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But after the Jack family got into the man’s pickup truck with hopes of turning the page towards better fortunes, they were never heard from again.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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This team, with its No. 33 Ford truck, gave him a platform to demonstrate his racing potential, even if their resources might not match those of bigger teams.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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As a result, metro lines 2 and 6 were interrupted between Trône and Gare de l'Ouest, while tram lines 4 and 10 were interrupted between Gare du Nord and Churchill, according to Sablon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Skiing Snowbasin has 13 lifts — including a high-speed quad, two gondolas, and a tram — to reach its 115 runs, which are spread across distinct zones: Needles, Strawberry, and John Paul.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2025
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That’s a bump of 20 extra horses over the standard wagon, while torque remains the same.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2025
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The emigrants killed were traveling by wagon to California at the time.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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These deals won't be around forever, so hurry up and add these to your cart!—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
7 Feb. 2025
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After unexpectedly awaking in the snowy wilderness of the Dieter Eagan National Forest, dressed to the nines in matching black fur coats and hats, the innies stumble upon an old-school TV cart.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ancient long barrow, located at the border of the villages Dlouhé Dvory and Lípa in the country’s eastern Bohemia region, measures roughly 620 feet long and 50 feet wide at its largest point.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2024
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Another Bronze Age cemetery located ten miles from Stonehenge features 20 barrows, or circular mounds, some of which show signs of cremation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.—
Andrew Ford,
USA TODAY,
11 Sep. 2024
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With the load going up to 50.5 kilograms--or more than 111 pounds--the buckets were dispensed with and a hand truck with a pneumatic platform loaded with steel plates was rolled onto the floor.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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“Wheelbarrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheelbarrow. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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