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as in to burden
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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2
as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat
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as in loading
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
hoisted a load of grain on the truck going to Florida
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as in ton
loads plural
a considerable amount
there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left
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Recent Examples of load
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Clevinger walked Trout to load the bases with two outs, but struck out Soler to end the threat and keep the Sox ahead by three runs.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite Anunoby taking on a heavier offensive load and Delon Wright providing aggressive defense, the Knicks struggled to replicate Brunson’s 26.3 points, 7.4 assists, and clutch decision-making.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Her large order was loading at the port in February, when the White House raised tariffs on Chinese imports by 10%.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
Clevinger walked Trout to load the bases with two outs, but struck out Soler to end the threat and keep the Sox ahead by three runs.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
There hasn’t been that longevity of players who have played in loads of these games since.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite Anunoby taking on a heavier offensive load and Delon Wright providing aggressive defense, the Knicks struggled to replicate Brunson’s 26.3 points, 7.4 assists, and clutch decision-making.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Manufacturers are struggling with long-term planning, farmers are facing retaliation from Chinese buyers, and U.S. households are burdened with rising prices.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mainstream economists have long criticized tariffs as a barrier to free trade that disproportionately burdens low-income U.S. consumers.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the season is often filled with soft pastels (hi, lavender milk nails) and shimmery nudes, some celebs have decided to go in a different direction this season.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Reckoning to help fill seats and keep the market recovery going.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The trick floor conceals a 5-foot-long (1.5-m) slide-out tray for easier tailgate loading and unpacking.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2025
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Amazon and other customers use it in warehouses for repetitive tasks such as loading and unloading totes.—
Loren Elliott,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Palmer put her hosting talents to work for the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles on April 8 and channeled the Little Mermaid with long curls that flowed all the way down her back, hitting just above her hips with tons of volume and texture.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s a rework of the social systems, an English-speaking announcer, a new map for Last Hero and tons of balance changes.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The data was weighted to national 12-and-older U.S. population figures.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Survey scores were weighted, with customer and investor trust accounting for 40 percent and employee trust accounting for 20 percent.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The formula is packed with hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate and plump the skin, and it can be applied on its own or mixed into a moisturizer.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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It’s packed with standard tech like heated seats and steering wheel, adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree camera, a 12-speaker Dynaudio sound system, electric front seats and much more.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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To achieve this, Nighthawk would be equipped with three science payloads, using just 6.6 pounds (3.0 kilograms) of the available 11 lbs (5 kg) of payload mass on Mars Chopper.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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For this reason, Isar did not fly any customer payloads on the Spectrum rocket, designed to deliver up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of payload mass to low-Earth orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tamales, especially popular during the Christmas holidays, are bundles of corn masa stuffed with savory or sweet fillings and wrapped in a corn husk.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Facing up against those classic cookies were the Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies, which are made in the Netherlands and come with chocolate crème stuffed between two crisp, rectangular cookies.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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