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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1
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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Three interior pockets keep everything organized, while the tote’s zip closure ensures your precious cargo stays secure.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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Later that night, Pine visits the weapons site with his former hotel colleague and members of the Muslim Brotherhood, who rig the cargo trucks with cell-phone detonating explosives.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those beaches that draw so many people to barrier islands are also in a constant state of erosion, waves and tides scooping sand and depositing it down the coast or offshore.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
15 Dec. 2025
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Jameson Tucker scored the only touchdown for the Chanticleers, blocking a punt and scooping it up for a 17-yard score midway through the fourth quarter.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The container is insulated and protected from weather and palletized for easy transport using a forklift for loading onto vehicles or aircraft.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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There might also be loading instructions in the machine’s manual.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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That connection is visible in rising antisemitic incidents and the daily security burdens borne by Jewish schools and synagogues.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fraud and abuse are merely the cost of social progress, and empathy for the burden their agendas place on hard-working Marylanders is all but non-existent.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Your can reuse up to 10 times before emptying and refilling the socks with fresh litter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its first season’s defining set piece plunged the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency department into the aftermath of a mass shooting, an act of narrative escalation that felt like the writers’ room emptying its reserves.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Unitree’s humanoids are powered by its proprietary AI models and feature quick-swappable batteries, depth perception systems, and payload capacities suitable for inspection and manipulation tasks.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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As an analysis by SpaceNews explains, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, one of the most affordable rides to space, charges customers about $2,500 per kilogram of payload.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Don’t skip spooning off excess grease after cooking the meat.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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The episode ends with all of them spooning in bed together.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Gafford, who was recently reinserted into the starting lineup alongside Davis, will be called upon to shoulder more of the load on both ends of the floor, particularly defensively.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Lading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lading. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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