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
  • San Diego could have done even more damage that inning, but Manny Machado grounded out to leave the bases loaded.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ship tracking data shows that the Grace likely loaded the fuel in Panama.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Around the three-and-a-half-hour mark of the race, the finish-line medical tent filled.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Ladened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladened. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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