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boatloads

noun

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

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Recent Examples of boatloads The government is issuing boatloads of Treasurys to pay for our huge budget deficit and to refinance trillions of dollars in existing debt that is coming due. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Marketers, in particular, have boatloads of insight into the diverse desires and habits of target audiences. — Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Consumer response has been mixed, but Apple continues to sell boatloads of iPhones, and users are getting plenty of AI options on those devices —just from other companies. — Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026 How do influencers make their boatloads of money? — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026 Drug traffickers moved into Cancún in the late 1990s, buying up mansions for themselves and using the secluded coasts of the state, Quintana Roo, to receive boatloads of Colombian cocaine. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 Hard to be anything else after five Emmy wins, including for best drama series, boatloads of critical acclaim and a genuine impact on our zeitgeist, from the memes to the fan fiction to all the chat at whatever your personal version of the water cooler is. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 The Ellisons came promising boatloads of cash. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 Coach Willow Tote Bag Amazon’s October Prime Day sale has boatloads of standout deals, but this Coach bag is peaking my interest above all the others. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boatloads
  1. tons
  2. loads
  3. dozens
  4. hundreds
  5. piles
  6. lots
  7. chunks
  8. slews
Noun
  • The country plans to expand LNG capacity from 77 million tons per year to 142 million by 2030, and duplicating that infrastructure isn’t feasible.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Every year, more than 350 million tons of PET plastic waste are generated globally.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • If those loads would also have gone through a dryer, the savings grow even more.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • How to reduce water usage when doing laundry Only run full loads.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • In my ideal world there would be dozens of essay collections by excellent writers (Choi is a poet) on culture and politics, technology and the evils of capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The letter says the signs will number about a dozen and will cost $7,000 each, or about $84,000 total.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • The approach can potentially work with samples containing only tens or hundreds of atoms, dramatically reducing the amount of material required compared with conventional NMR.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sports organizations invest hundreds of millions of dollars in recruiting children, Buckland says.
    — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • But large companies with cash piles and longer-term debt can avoid experiencing some of that pain in the near term.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At the pupae stage, they can be easily sorted into piles of males and females.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • The sale will include nearly 300 lots and will be handled by auctioneer Millon at the Hotel Drouot auction house on Monday.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Keeping the studio lots as is leaves a lot of flexibility on the rest of the portfolio.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of lots
Noun
  • The offense works best when running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum are gaining yardage in chunks, and McVay is calling plays that create space for receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to make routine and sometimes spectacular catches.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick doubled down last night, posting security footage of the moment the chunks of ceiling suddenly fell to the floor.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of chunks
Noun
  • Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of slews

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