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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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
Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The New Deal Art Program The off-loading of the Cohen building is part of a General Services Administration (GSA) accelerated disposal program that aims to pare the federal government’s real estate holdings and cut maintenance costs.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
The container is insulated and protected from weather and palletized for easy transport using a forklift for loading onto vehicles or aircraft.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Firefighters arrived several minutes after the blaze began, but backed away after a few protesters blocked their truck from reaching the loading dock.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The New Deal Art Program The off-loading of the Cohen building is part of a General Services Administration (GSA) accelerated disposal program that aims to pare the federal government’s real estate holdings and cut maintenance costs.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The team first dropped a paramedic, who then moved the hikers to a safer location for loading into the helicopter.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
The container is insulated and protected from weather and palletized for easy transport using a forklift for loading onto vehicles or aircraft.
—Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
Noun
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Jensen will get to learn from Perez and won’t have to shoulder the entire catching load.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Over time, those items take up space, demand storage, and add mental load.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Étouffée, made from the house Cajun seasoning blend simmered into a rich, dark sauce and served over white rice with a choice of shrimp or crawfish and a dinner salad, is filling without needing to be rushed.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Overseeing the task of filling those pages is Sarah Conway, 39, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who joined the Reader as the new editor-in-chief in January.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Carolinas could see blizzard conditions stemming from the bomb cyclone, a term Oravec used to described an intense, rapidly strengthening storm system off the Southeast coast packing strong winds.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Breeze and former UConn star Paige Bueckers — the 2021 AP Player of the Year — are just two of the players responsible for packing the place on Friday night.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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These assets include 10 advanced warships and dozens of fighter jets capable of flying at twice the speed of sound to deliver 20,000-pound payloads.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The war is burdening the not only the current Russian economy but its future prospects, the report says.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Such subsidies drive up demand, and therefore costs, while also burdening taxpayers.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Designed, tested, and deployed for the electronic warfare battlefield, V-BAT delivers ISR and targeting at significantly lower cost and logistical burden than larger Group 4 and 5 drones.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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The housing cost burden falls more heavily on renters than owners.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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And once on the list, companies are subject to quarterly re-weighting to reflect their relative significance.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is the third flight of the cargo Dragon that will be outfitted with reboost capacity for the International Space Station for the first time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Certain brands offer pants in a range of sizes, like Yogipace's on-the-go pants and Baleaf's cargo joggers.—
Nicole Pyles,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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