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
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Weeks after the invasion, Wasefi helped load a full ANIM evacuation bus — ranging from teenagers learning their scales to the 85-year-old tanbur maestro Rasul Aziz — on its way to the airport.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But Kareem Hunt, with whom Pacheco has split the load this season, has been a workhorse, especially in short-yardage situations.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Oatmeal is a hearty breakfast that keeps you full and energized, but loading it with sugar can do more harm than good.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Weeks after the invasion, Wasefi helped load a full ANIM evacuation bus — ranging from teenagers learning their scales to the 85-year-old tanbur maestro Rasul Aziz — on its way to the airport.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
With LeBron James and Luka Doncic sidelined, Reaves has helped carry the load of the Lakers.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But Kareem Hunt, with whom Pacheco has split the load this season, has been a workhorse, especially in short-yardage situations.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Advocates say the push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.—
Phil Galewitz,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The researchers wanted to understand how moment-to-moment social experiences, especially with friends, might act as a buffer against loneliness, and whether this effect depends on how burdened caregivers feel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Turn on music or a podcast and fill a few spare minutes wiping down surfaces, dusting, or putting things away.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a recent episode of Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler, the Prince of Wales opened up to host Eugene Levy about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s famously sharp (and occasionally unintentional) sense of humor, recalling how much laughter filled their family gatherings.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez allegedly approached a 69-year-old truck driver who backed into a hotel’s loading docks in downtown Indianapolis.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Oct. 2025
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The printer guides the user through automatic bed leveling, filament loading, and first-layer calibration.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gigantic magnetic bubbles also break free from the Sun as the solar magnetic field reconfigures, launching up to fifty billion tons of plasma into interplanetary space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The test van is right in the middle of the group being a 2500 3/4 ton model with a high roof and a 12 foot cargo box.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s because the project was weighted with expectations.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Once the data was collected and evaluated, it was consolidated and weighted within a scoring model.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Be sure to pack them in a secure zippered toiletry bag with dedicated compartments, too.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the details remain classified, the goal is to build and launch a network of hundreds of spy satellites—or maybe more—with specialized intelligence payloads into low earth orbit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to Bonsai, its chassis delivers superior traction, protection, and balance across varied terrain, supporting an 800 lb payload, 700 lb lift (via CAT 0 3-point system), and 1,600 lb towing capacity.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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The 6-4, 330-pound Pennel, who has been part of two Chiefs Super Bowl-championship teams, is considered a run-stuffing lineman.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Made in minutes in the skillet with only precooked cornmeal, water and salt, the corn cake’s fate is to be sliced partway, then stuffed with whatever appeals.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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