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
  • China’s grain output reached a record 715 million tons in 2025, while national plans call for increasing comprehensive grain production capacity to about 725 million tons by 2030.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But by the end of the season, Bowen Byram and Power were eating tons of minutes together and helping lead the Sabres to the best record in the Atlantic Division.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tons
Noun
  • The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Ross beat Secker by less than three dozen votes to become the GOP candidate in the House contest in Missouri’s 161st District.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • More than two dozen law enforcement officials, from crime analysts to chiefs of police, have been charged with violating their oaths of office and conducting unauthorized searches within the Flock Safety system in Georgia in the past few months.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dozens
Noun
  • Illinois is now tied with New Jersey for the highest property taxes in the nation, and raising commercial fair market values by hundreds of millions of dollars in a single year has told companies this is not a stable place to do business.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hundreds
Noun
  • Glossy tomatoes on the vine, a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano (party favors), piles of lemons, platters of antipasti, and dishes arriving from friends’ kitchens bring more life and color to a room than anything overly decorative ever could.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • That would make the construction of small apartment or condo buildings less expensive, helping developers fill Chicago’s empty lots with units that are also affordable, said Ald.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Though most of the actual artwork is completed by the end of the festival’s first day, Nelson says the rest of the festival still has lots to offer.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of lots
Noun
  • Photos released by the center showed chunks of ceiling material, dust and debris scattered across the red carpet.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Sebalt said funding for plumbing, sewage and enough street light poles for others to move in was sourced in small chunks and much too slowly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 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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