carloads

plural of carload
as in tons
a considerable amount he always has a carload of ideas for a new product launch

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Recent Examples of carloads Two van-loads, four carloads and a whole team of volunteers transported the hefty amount of donations. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 The children, their mother and Covington hauled carloads of belongings to their new place. Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 Illinois is the nation’s rail hub, ranking first among the states in rail tons and rail carloads moved; half of all container railcars in the nation flow through Chicago. Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 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 In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 Three carloads of Crips headed for Club 662. Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025 The formation of an intercontinental railroad would ideally cut down transit times, particularly by reducing interchange points, where carloads and containers are moved from one railroad to the other. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carloads
Noun
  • The company estimates that installed LNG capacity will need to reach 900 million tons per annum by 2035 to meet future demand.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And while their estimate of a billion tons of water is much higher than what's believed to exist, Elvis and McDowell say finding additional water could extend a large city's lifespan.
    Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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
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
Noun
  • Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some T-shirts and hats were handed out, but players only briefly put them on before adding them to the piles some of them have at home.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Chinese researchers have outlined a future tank that could generate its own power and strike targets hundreds of miles away.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The 2,000-pound bombs have been employed by Israel on hundreds of occasions in Gaza and Lebanon, playing a significant role in the death toll of those conflicts.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Research published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science (2011 study) showed that hair absorbs measurable quantities of both minerals from water alone.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For some time, Hadid has sold limited quantities of vintage jeans alongside her core sweater offering, with consistent success.
    Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Our job is to create a haystack with lots and lots of needles.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There’s lots resting on this tension, because there’s really nobody else in the movie, even with a surprisingly large cast of extras.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Carloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carloads. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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