lades

verb

present tense third-person singular of lade
1
as in scoops
to lift out with something that holds liquid the cook laded the stew into small bowls

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

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  1. scoops
  2. loads
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  • The new proof also scoops the work of two human mathematicians, one of whom just happens to be employed by OpenAI’s rival Anthropic.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Jake scoops them up just as their grandmother has arrived to take them back to Utah.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • The live feed loads much faster in the Birdbuddy app thanks to a new instant wake-up feature.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These improvements are intended to help military forces transport larger loads more efficiently and support operational demands across a range of environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of loads
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“Lades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lades. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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