as in ton
a considerable amount a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices

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Recent Examples of boatload Nebula The projector promises quick one-tap setup, runs Google TV and the boatload of streaming apps on the platform, and supports voice commands as well as a good ol' physical remote and a mobile app to control it. New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025 Courtesy the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Peter H. Raven Library, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library On the docks in England, no one could be sure that the boatloads of orchids were genuine labiatas, but they were proclaimed as such anyway. Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 This contract, along with a similar one for Firefox, gives Google default search placement in exchange for a boatload of cash. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025 Starting the season with a boatload of cap space isnt a bad thing B Brad B. · 2h 7m ago Thanks guys for your coverage. Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for boatload
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Noun
  • Like the Mario games, the Donkey Kong series has encompassed tons of different genres and gameplay styles throughout the years.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
  • During the 2024 The Championships, Wimbledon, the tournament served over 55 tons of strawberries from Hugh Lowe Farms just 31.5 miles from famed tournament—that’s over 2.5 million individual Grade 1 English strawberries of the Mailing Centenary variety.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump has faced more than two dozen nationwide injunctions against executive actions on everything from ending birthright citizenship, to halting refugee resettlement and freezing federal funding.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • But with just two trade frameworks inked and dozens to go before the July 9 deadline, that timeframe appears increasingly unlikely — just as America’s economy might be taking a turn for the worse.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Oracle has announced a slew of AI deals in recent months, including the joint Stargate venture with OpenAI and SoftBank to invest billions in bolstering AI infrastructure.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.
    Paul Tibbitt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Secure Folder has triggered a bunch of warnings given some issues in how it was deployed, those have been addressed.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The handful of Falcon 9s and Atlas Vs that Amazon has on contract are the only rockets in the bunch with a proven track record.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Both Apple and Warners recoup the P&A together before the Burbank, CA lot gets a distribution fee around 8%.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and West 58th will shut down to traffic beginning at 8 p.m. Accessible parking is available in Stenger’s northeast lot.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Still, office space is the largest chunk of cash net operating income (NOI), at just over half.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Look for Alphabet to deploy the Buy and Link defensive strategies — vacuuming up promising AI advertising startups and offering discounting and packaging deals to extant search customers that want to experiment with the Google AI advertising platform.
    Forrester, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The expectation is that guard Dru Smith will return to the Heat on a two-way deal, as Miami extended a two-way qualifying offer to him.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025

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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boatload. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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