as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport
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as in scooping
to lift out with something that holds liquid
the cook laded the stew into small bowls
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as in loading
to place a weight or burden on
the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market
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Recent Examples of lading
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents.
—Forbes, 1 June 2021
According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks.
—Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020
The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped.
—Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Those shipping goods to Ivanka’s businesses in America typically identified themselves on bills of lading before the Trump presidency.
—The Economist, 20 July 2017
Noun
Cargill built a large soybean-lading facility at Santarem, some 500 miles up the Amazon.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents.
—Forbes, 1 June 2021
According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks.
—Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020
The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped.
—Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Those shipping goods to Ivanka’s businesses in America typically identified themselves on bills of lading before the Trump presidency.
—The Economist, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lading
Noun
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As the vehicle sat stalled, Davin Smith drove a maroon Honda CRV into the back of it, causing both the Honda and the cargo in the big rig to catch fire.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This included troubleshooting the capsule’s space toilet (multiple times), piloting the spacecraft by hand, and testing procedures such as sheltering from solar radiation in the cargo locker.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Late in the second period, down a goal, Burakovsky corralled a Bedard rebound off the end boards, scooping the puck and tucking it behind Utah goalie Vitek Vaněček for a quick lacrosse-style goal from the side of the net.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Everyone on station was used to the antique ingredients, just as they were used to scooping ice cream out of the core of three-gallon tubs.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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If your entire evening is spent on a ball field or on the go, loading food up and taking it with you is another practical option.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the day of our visit, the South Korean tanker SK Audace was loading cargo, hooked up to pipes so cold they were covered in a thick layer of frost despite the balmy bayou weather.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The burden of creating the space is shared, which means that sometimes people take on a little more and others take on a little less all in the name of quality time.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Government officials, who had already introduced measures to ease the burden of price rises, have been baffled over the rationale behind the protests because the price spike is global and due to the conflict in the Middle East that has restricted oil exports.—
Brian Melley,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its All-in-One PowerDock automates maintenance by self-emptying dust for up to 100 days, washing mops with hot water, and refilling its own solution.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Korth said that the bake out was partially successful on Saturday, with Orion emptying out about half of its toilet tank.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Named after the infamous Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, these kinds of drones can actively hunt for targets, track them, and then ram into them, detonating their explosive payloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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At least one of y’all admitted to spooning the salad into a bowl, topping it with paprika, and passing it off as homemade.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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If too many load-bearing cards are taken away, the tower crumbles and the overall transportation quality tanks, Goodwin said.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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