CARLOAD Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

carload

noun

ˈkär-ˈlōd

Definition of carload

as in loads

a considerable amount he always has a carload of ideas for a new product launch

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Recent Examples of carload Liuzzo was ferrying people back to Selma from Montgomery on March 25 after the conclusion of the final, successful march to the state capital when a carload of Ku Klux Klansmen, one an FBI informant, chased her down and shot her through her car window. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 When the carloads of masked men showed up outside, these strangers chased them away with whistles. — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026 But Associated Press staff saw carloads of agents in northeast Minneapolis, as well as the northern suburb of Little Canada. — Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 Tickets, which are $35 per carload, can be purchased online or at the gate. — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carload

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Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

The advance notice allowed Baugh and his colleagues to alert dozens of grooms living in the barns to evacuate before the flood reached them.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The ruling allowed Oregon and dozens of other Western localities to limit where individuals living in cars, parks and other encampments stayed.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Halo’s deep problems won’t be fixed overnight, and throwing a bunch of hard-working developers to the curb certainly won’t help.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The 35-year-old model shared a bunch of photos on Instagram, leading with a mirror selfie in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit featuring a dramatic neckline and high-cut sides.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bunch

Noun

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1979, Gray returned to music photography — shooting a slew of album covers and, in the early 1980s, serving as Michael Jackson’s personal photographer at a time when the singer was breaking out as a solo act.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
When the year started, investors were predicting a slew of AI companies going public, including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

Hours later, a group of rescuers in hard hats were using poles stripped from trees to poke at the huge pile of rubble.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
There was a basket with lemons, each one tied with red curling ribbon, fish spices stacked, the register with all the keys covered by a silicone hood, and a pile of newspapers next to a pile of wrapping sheets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

Earlier this month, the Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, beginning with substantial quantities of diesel after the fuel’s price hit a record high in the United States.

— Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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