as in ton
a considerable amount
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
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Recent Examples of boatload
Zwift has announced its latest seasonal update, and among a boatload of changes and additions are a massive expansion of its New York game world and an injection of the flavour of the month, AI.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Sagapolutele, one of a boatload of questions about this team entering the season, emphatically answered with an impressive debut performance.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Over the next 10 days, boatloads of A-list talent will disembark for what is set to be the most high-wattage celebration of cinema on the Lido in recent memory.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
That limitation prevents opportunistic customers from submitting a boatload of requests and then claiming the 30-day money-back guarantee.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Sagapolutele, one of a boatload of questions about this team entering the season, emphatically answered with an impressive debut performance.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Over the next 10 days, boatloads of A-list talent will disembark for what is set to be the most high-wattage celebration of cinema on the Lido in recent memory.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
That limitation prevents opportunistic customers from submitting a boatload of requests and then claiming the 30-day money-back guarantee.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boatload
Noun
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Below, shop the best 52 deals on crossbody bags, cordless vacuums, throw blankets, and tons of other finds starting at $14.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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In central Wyoming on Wednesday, the government will sell 440 million tons of coal next to NTEC’s Antelope Mine.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Same question, loads of responses.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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For instance, in Washington state, dozens of public health workers could be affected by the shutdown.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gregory then racked up a slew of credits in television throughout the decade, logging episodes of Gossip Girl, New Amsterdam, Private Practice, Two and a Half Men, Law & Order, Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, Grey’s Anatomy, The Act, Dollface, All Rise and Barry, among others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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There’s lots to explore in this East Coast vacation playground, including miles of bikeways and trails alongside a slew of parks and natural areas.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The brand known for avant-garde creations presented a sleek black pointed-toe shoe with a long bunch of tassels lending dynamic movement to the pair.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps the best Prime Day handbag deal of the bunch is a chic DeMellier shoulder bag that’s now somehow under $400; the brand has been worn by Meghan Markle.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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There’s lots to explore in this East Coast vacation playground, including miles of bikeways and trails alongside a slew of parks and natural areas.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Harlow & Hem's construction will also take away critical public parking spaces at the Blanchard Street lot.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Having spent large chunks of the past year digging out from under an avalanche of derision, Stevenson has also tasted the spoils of success with the Bears, a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week honoree who, in the past two games, has shown flashes of what his best football looks like.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bigger issue is that the Ravens, while losing games, have also lost a good chunk of their star talent on both sides of the ball to injuries.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ian, a 26-year-old preschool teacher, who had slept Thursday night on a pile of straw, spent Friday night in a closet, on a mattress of pizza boxes.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Signs of a limping consumer piles onto these fears.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boatload. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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