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
Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Aerial footage of the scene showed the man being loaded onto the back of an ambulance.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Jim Cramer, Contributor, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Strawberries have a lower glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) than bananas.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
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Verb
Some of those tasks would be important, loaded with responsibility and opportunity.
—Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Aerial footage of the scene showed the man being loaded onto the back of an ambulance.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
Analysts were more confident after the electric power company’s investor day, citing management’s ability to attract significant load demand.
—Jim Cramer, Contributor, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Strawberries have a lower glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) than bananas.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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For Koji, change can’t come soon enough — the years of fighting for justice for his father have burdened him with guilt and regret.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Jolie, in Tunisia on a student visa, feels burdened by her family’s expectations.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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There was fruit, sandwiches, kimbap, beer, and cigarettes—enough to fill the day in quiet peace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Studio had some formidable shoes to fill, replacing the eponymous and long-beloved French fine-dining institution that had defined special-occasion fine dining in Laguna Beach for more than twenty years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Despite being untrained for the job, surviving Black sailors were ordered to resume ammunition loading weeks later.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The deep water wash or deep fill button is only available on top-loading washers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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By contrast, the R2’s steering, though still on the lighter end of the spectrum as expected of a daily driver, noticeably improves steering feel, precision, and weighted resistance to turning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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After collection and evaluation, the data were consolidated and weighted within a scoring model.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Regardless of who made the call, KSE took a man who left so many of us happy and smiling and told him to start packing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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This quiet movie still packs a mighty punch—a timeless lesson in the power of empathy and nobility to melt seemingly insurmountable differences.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Carrying modular payloads Each kit includes the R80D SkyRaider drone carrying a selection of chemical, biological, and radiological detection payloads.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The property sits on a 9,000-square-foot lot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) The first Indiana Jones movie – with lots of Nazi-punching and world-shaking religious implications – is the perfect action adventure.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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