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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  • This isn’t the first time a piece of content accused of being AI has scooped a top award.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Other researchers who had caught wind of OpenAI’s work on the problem rushed out their partial progress toward the answer in fear of being scooped by AI.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of scooped
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  • September was the first month that Iran loaded no crude onto tankers since maritime data tracking service Kpler began monitoring Iranian exports in 2013.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • After a walk loaded the bases, Erik Sabrowski relieved and struck out Munetaka Murakami on a foul tip, the pitcher letting out a yell.
    — Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 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
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  • The manifesto is apparently filled with hateful thoughts toward non-white people, especially those who are Indian.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The labor of making sourdough bread famously filled hours of free time during the COVID pandemic.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled
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  • When applied perfectly, the stoma emptied directly into the bag and didn’t leak.
    — Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By the end of Monday night, Caesars Superdome had largely emptied, and the vast majority of remaining seats were filled with fans donning red.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of emptied

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“Laded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laded. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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