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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2
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
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, women have been expected to carry the physical and emotional load of the role.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The arrest, captured on video, shows the man being loaded into the back of a black SUV in the parking lot.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
Don't panic, this is common in front-load washers and can also happen with top-load models.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Historically, women have been expected to carry the physical and emotional load of the role.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Such subsidies drive up demand, and therefore costs, while also burdening taxpayers.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Both left office humbled, burdened with lousy poll numbers and facing a well of deep voter discontent.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Then fill one of those cans with milk, dump that in, then fill the can again with water.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Each envelope containing the clue was inside a box filled with some frightful creature — rats, snakes, a tarantula, millipedes, and cockroaches.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Excavators will support autonomous trenching, loading, grading, and related operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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For top-loading machines, never fill laundry past the agitator.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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They’re designed with roomy interiors and tons of compartments that make organizing your packing essentials extremely easy.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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Available in tons of colors and fun prints, pick up more than one of these and get 35% off right now.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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With markdowns on ski pants for hitting the slopes, thermal socks to stay warm, and even weighted vests if your New Year’s goal includes getting more steps in.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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This new initiative will publish every Thursday with a list of the top 40 fiction and the top 40 nonfiction titles published by indie presses and sold in indie bookshops, based on nationwide, weighted sales data from independent bookstores.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The bottle is small, easy to pack, and a little goes a long way—proof that sometimes even the smallest things have a big impact.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, the crew prepared by packing cargo, reviewing return-to-Earth procedures and transferring hardware aboard the ISS, the agency said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 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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Even the hospitality of sending food home with them was taken away from me, as their refrigerator and freezer was stuffed from their prior parties.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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On Blue Moon, Big Blue’s new 53-foot catamaran, the hold was stuffed with bottles of Moët.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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