laded

verb

past tense of lade
1
as in scooped
to lift out with something that holds liquid the cook laded the stew into small bowls

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2
as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market

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Recent Examples of laded By early May, in a very competitive situation, Lonesome Dove had laded at Netflix with a straight-to-series order. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laded
  1. scooped
  2. loaded
  3. spooned
  4. filled
  5. emptied
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  • Segovia scooped a lofted pass into the penalty area for Messi, who reached it between two defenders but wasn’t in position to send a header goalbound.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Bloom Energy , Vertiv — Both names rebounded slightly, as investors scooped them up following a pullback on Friday.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of scooped
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  • The team loaded Gwen onto the ambulance and flipped on the sirens and lights.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Today’s college football slate is loaded from start to finish.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of loaded
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  • Related Stories Entertainment marketers once closely guarded their marketing materials and spooned out their campaigns with tactical precision on timing and platforms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the third Chelsea goal, via Neto, Harry Wilson’s half-pass-half-tackle was spooned to an unmarked Palmer in the centre.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of spooned
Verb
  • But the mood of the post-election call, filled with Democrats feeling left out of the national blue wave, turned around almost immediately when Nixon came on camera from a conference hotel in Denver with her message of unity.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Essentially, the pods are giant tubs filled with saltwater that allow users to float effortlessly.
    — Evan Moore November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of filled
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  • Gottlieb emptied her bench to begin the fourth quarter with the Trojans up by a wide margin.
    — Gabriel Duarte, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Two cash registers inside had been emptied prior to the store closing, police said.
    — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of emptied

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“Laded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laded. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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