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
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Tole was parked in the hotel's loading dock when Sanchez confronted Tole about a parking spot, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, Indianapolis Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Security footage showed a person with their jacket hood up, cutting the metal that kept her secured to the ground, then loading her in the back of a white pickup truck.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That means loading, then later unloading at the airport here, and doing it all over again at the airport there.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Tole was parked in the hotel's loading dock when Sanchez confronted Tole about a parking spot, according to court documents.
—Noe Padilla, Indianapolis Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Another demo, intended to show robots loading laundry into a washer-dryer, meets a similar hitch twice in a row, when a Figure 02 drops a piece of laundry on the floor and is unable to pick it up.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Security footage showed a person with their jacket hood up, cutting the metal that kept her secured to the ground, then loading her in the back of a white pickup truck.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
Noun
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Frank’s selection decisions since he was appointed at Spurs suggest load management has been at the forefront of his mind.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s a heavy load to balance — on top of a slew of symbols and metaphors.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And now, Lundell is going to play a big role in filling Barkov’s absence this season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The constant stream of AI slop filling up everyone's feeds has raised the question of whether users will tire of AI videos as a genre of content.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bulb lasagna avoids this by packing an impressive amount of successive blooms into a small space.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Section Two of the act tries to prevent legislative map drawers from diluting the votes of minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out among too many districts to have an impact.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ship also managed to relight one of its engines in space and deploy eight dummy payloads.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kinloch warns against throwing around the idea of an entertainment tax to avoid burdening residents with another potential tax — on top of the city’s already high property taxes.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Early expansion through franchisees lets founders avoid burdening corporate capital with every new location.—
Gary Occhiogrosso,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While Sachsen-class AAW frigates have carried the burden of air defense, the F125s were largely kept out of high-threat zones because of their limited missile range.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The house payment burden has increased 111% in six years.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Construction on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge began in 2022 with a test involving 96 trucks, weighting around 3,300 tons combined, having been successfully completed on August 25.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This resolution before the International Maritime Organization will impose a carbon tax on cargo and cruise ships that carry $20 trillion of merchandise over international waters.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at these Texas ports due to unpaid employees calling in sick.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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