as in ton
a considerable amount
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
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Recent Examples of boatload
Fox has renewed what can fairly be called a boatload of its unscripted shows.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
How do influencers make their boatloads of money?
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Some may say the Horns underachieved in 2026 but there are almost a boatload of teams who would love to be them at this moment.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
How do influencers make their boatloads of money?
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Some may say the Horns underachieved in 2026 but there are almost a boatload of teams who would love to be them at this moment.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boatload
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The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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It’s made with a ton of anti-theft features, including locking zippers, slash-resistant body panels and straps, and RFID-blocking protection.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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More recently, clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have resulted in dozens of arrests.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Ukrainian authorities have told CNN that several children who were evacuated to Italy with Rudyka are among dozens of Ukrainian minors whose return home has been prevented by the Italian courts.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The tourism industry is booming in the Dominican Republic, with the island destination garnering more than 11 million annual visitors and a slew of new projects aimed at the luxury market opening in 2025 and beyond.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Watson also boasts extensive theatre credits including a slew of productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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And it’s been my great pleasure to call Wann a bunch over the last few years to try to get a grasp of the meaning to fans of the Chiefs’ remarkable run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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On a recent morning, only a trickle of people filtered through his Christmas tree lot, located at the Newport Shopping Center along Monmouth Street.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Dec. 2025
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Each set comes with a serialized Certificate of Authenticity and the final lot, set number 232, also comes with the three original dies used to strike the coins.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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And now, to MLB's chagrin, this uniform issue has bled over to a not-small chunk of the American public.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Rizzo’s front office, which includes the man who served as interim GM last season, Mike DeBartolo, made a deal that helped provide the new administration with assets who can help the Nationals win, now and in the future.—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The labor deals will add more than $1 billion a year to district costs, providing higher salaries and maintaining health benefits for workers and expanding some services to students.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boatload. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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