as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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1
as in filling
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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as in packing
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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Recent Examples of loading
Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The fire continues to spread aided by heavy fuel loading and topographic features, with areas of elevated winds seeing moderate to high fire activity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
When the barrels reached their loading dock, instead of rich complexity, the whiskey tasted of grass and hay.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
The fire continues to spread aided by heavy fuel loading and topographic features, with areas of elevated winds seeing moderate to high fire activity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Figure’s Vision Language Action (VLA) model has enabled the Figure 02 humanoid to take on a new household challenge — loading a dishwasher with strikingly human-like skill.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
Noun
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aimer’s vocals resonate with the story of the Infinity Castle movie, filling the song with strength, determination, and vulnerability.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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With kids settling back into school routines and store shelves filling with Halloween decor, the season is shifting.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moving across the Pacific Ocean in December meant packing minimally and leaving the rest behind.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Only packing two pairs of shoes?—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, SpaceDOTs launched its first payload into orbit on a SpaceX rocket, marking the start of commercial data collection.—
Lisa Falco,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Marketed as a low-cost cruise missile, Crossbow weighs about 750 kilograms (around 1,650 pounds), carries a 300-kilogram (660-pound) modular payload, and can fly more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) at high subsonic speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Locking up necessities has backfired in almost every way, annoying customers and burdening employees, yet Cornell stood by the decision and claimed on an earnings call that customers were actually grateful for the inconvenience.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Green’s express goal is to avoid burdening users with ads.—
Esme Fox,
NBC news,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The stress of finding housing, steady work, and a supportive environment can be overwhelming, especially when paired with the burden of rebuilding trust.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new third line can ease the burden Coach Craig Berube has high hopes for newcomer Nicolas Roy as his 3C, and that’s with good reason.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit, landing as gently as a commercial airliner.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The average cargo ship produces a steady rumble between about 20 and 200 hertz, roughly the same low-frequency band as a bass speaker, at a volume that’s on par with a chainsaw at close range.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The solution must be just as collective—corporate, academic, and federal actors aligning to ensure advanced education strengthens both opportunity and the economy without saddling the next generation with unsustainable debt.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Increasingly, the initiative has been seen as luring in low income countries with promises of lofty investment, but saddling them with unsustainable debts.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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