ladened

past tense of laden

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ladened Muñoz and Botello, both seniors at the school, watched as more than 50 students packed a narrow hallway after school, waiting to check out a second-floor classroom lined with racks of clothes and tables ladened with hygiene items, stickers and trinkets. — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2026 For $90, a platter will hit your table ladened with a tin of caviar, six golden gorditas each the size of a blini, and puréed ayocote beans for dolloping. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladened
Verb
  • Scentronic also needs a matching fragrance loaded in advance for every smell it is expected to produce.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, officers with the campus and local police department, armed with a search warrant tied to hazing allegations, stoically toted out bags and cases of evidence and loaded it into police cars.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The same recognition that filled convention halls also limited the roles he was offered elsewhere.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Ladened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladened. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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