1
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
Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Aerial footage of the scene showed the man being loaded onto the back of an ambulance.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.
—Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
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Verb
Some of those tasks would be important, loaded with responsibility and opportunity.
—Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Aerial footage of the scene showed the man being loaded onto the back of an ambulance.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
Even under an extreme thermal load of 2,000 watts per square centimeter, the system kept the chip comfortably below 100°C (212°F).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.
—Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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For Koji, change can’t come soon enough — the years of fighting for justice for his father have burdened him with guilt and regret.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Jolie, in Tunisia on a student visa, feels burdened by her family’s expectations.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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The front entrance is teeming with a few dozen people, filled with colorful artwork and a TV monitor showing old video of a train that used to run through the property.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Instead of a sea of Chiefs red, the stands were filled with Argentine blue and white.—
Travis Heying,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Engineers reached these figures by introducing a high-loading cathode with an areal capacity of 8mAh/cm2 into the company’s proprietary Solid Composite Electrolyte.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Dream summer vacay wardrobe, loading!—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Brazil has a ton of competition as far as attractive fans are concerned.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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This isn’t the place for people who prefer resorts that provide tons of entertainment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Verb
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By contrast, the R2’s steering, though still on the lighter end of the spectrum as expected of a daily driver, noticeably improves steering feel, precision, and weighted resistance to turning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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After collection and evaluation, the data were consolidated and weighted within a scoring model.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors said Sit and Liu were packed and ready to flee when officers arrested them in June 2025.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The schedule is packed, especially considering the game is played at a faster pace than even a decade ago.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The standard platform is rated IP66 against dust and water intrusion, functions in temperatures from minus 20 to 55 degrees Celsius, carries payloads exceeding 8 kilograms, and can automatically locate and travel to a charging station when battery levels become low.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Mueller eventually left SpaceX and founded Impulse Space, a startup focused on delivering payloads in space and moving satellites, among other services.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The property sits on a 9,000-square-foot lot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) The first Indiana Jones movie – with lots of Nazi-punching and world-shaking religious implications – is the perfect action adventure.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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