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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
They were loaded into vehicles and driven away, according to the station.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Simon Ellery, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Customize the cycle for each specific load, such as pots and pans, delicate china, and caked-on messes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Verb
Investigators on Wednesday loaded a tarp containing evidence into a van that drove to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
They were loaded into vehicles and driven away, according to the station.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Noun
In 2025, that case load soared to 2,288, the highest total since 1991.
—Simon Ellery, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Customize the cycle for each specific load, such as pots and pans, delicate china, and caked-on messes.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The comments warn that the proposal could burden complex, multi-source financings—especially projects awaiting grant or other long-term funding—and request a hearing so stakeholders can address the potential impacts.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Poulin has long been considered the best women’s hockey player in the world, with a trophy case filled with individual and team achievements, most notably three Olympic gold medals won on her stick.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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What to do nearby There's no shortage of nearby activities worth filling your San Juan itinerary.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Just a five-minute walk from the loading zone is the entrance to the fissure, an unassuming sliver of water that snakes between the dark volcanic rocks.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Modern Perspectives on Laundry Sorting With the growing popularity of large-capacity front-loading washers in the late 1990s, consumers welcomed the possibility of washing all of the dirty laundry in the hamper at the same time.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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About 7,000 vessel passages occur each year, moving more than 86 million tons of cargo.—
Victoria E. Freile,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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Damien Lewis and Rob Hunt are Pro Bowl-level starters, but their backups leave a ton to be desired.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Are weighted blankets worth buying for better sleep?—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Three people were stabbed on a Rhode Island beach Tuesday as hundreds of teenagers packed the area, forcing beachgoers to flee.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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This difference may appear modest, but in space missions, where every kilogram launched into orbit is expensive, even small reductions can translate into extra payload capacity, lower launch costs, or more operational flexibility.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Aimed at the defense market, the fuels could allow vehicles to fly farther while carrying heavier payloads.—
David Szondy
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
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What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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