1
as in to burden
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat
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as in loading
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
hoisted a load of grain on the truck going to Florida
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as in ton
loads plural
a considerable amount
there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left
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Recent Examples of load
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
With a 7-0 lead, Mexico, facing desperation, saw some offensive life in the bottom of the seventh with bases loaded and no outs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
The knee supports some of this load but not all of it, added Northwestern Medicine orthopaedic sports medicine physician Vehniah Kristin Tjong, MD.
—Danielle Zickl, Health, 10 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Around 24 hours after his birth, William and Kate debuted George on the famous steps of the Lindo Wing, loading him up in their waiting Range Rover to take their boy home.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
With a 7-0 lead, Mexico, facing desperation, saw some offensive life in the bottom of the seventh with bases loaded and no outs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Type 00 gave Jaguar loads of new identity—being large, distinctive-looking, and very pink—but that identity wasn’t a universal hit with the purists, which is probably why Jaguar persisted anyway.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
The knee supports some of this load but not all of it, added Northwestern Medicine orthopaedic sports medicine physician Vehniah Kristin Tjong, MD.
—Danielle Zickl, Health, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Policy analysts agreed the current plan burdens electric utilities, which could translate into higher bills.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Sinners is aggressively burdened by any other prerogative, and overanalyzing the film’s relationship to largely white awards bodies won’t change the political realities of Hollywood and the structures that support it.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sims should fill a void left behind by allowing former Miami tight end Julian Hill to walk in free agency.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Morin Voters in Mississippi will choose which candidates will face off in November to fill a Senate seat and the entire House delegation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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The terminal accounts for around 90% of the country’s crude exports and has a loading capacity of roughly 7 million barrels per day.—
Azhar Sukri,Greg Iacurci,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the island's loading facilities were knocked out, Iran's ability to export oil would collapse almost immediately.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Across the United States, tons of coal ash can be found sitting in landfills and ponds.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The explosion broke the ship's keel, sending tons of water gushing into the engine room and causing a massive fire that nearly destroyed the ship.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More weight is given to wins against better teams and weighted even more if the game is on the road.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Multiple people compared the snakes to weighted blankets, providing a firm, calming pressure.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Only a fraction of the more than 370 protesters were allowed inside Leavenworth City Hall, where opponents of the facility packed the commission chamber and the lobby overflow room.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Those movies pack a good amount of star power between them.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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These jalapeños are stuffed with melty cheese and wrapped in bacon for a classic bite sized treat that can't be beat.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Vautin has created a true stationery smorgasbord, stuffed with creamy notebooks, wax seals, fountain pens and inks, wee porcelain bowls, mini-colored-pencil sets, gift wrap, highlighter pens, Hobonichi planners, a bounty of illustrated stickers, and washi-tape rolls by the dozen.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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