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loaded

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verb

past tense of load

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Recent Examples of loaded
Adjective
The news release said the accidental shooting happened after children gained access to an unsecured and loaded firearm. Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Using different pairs of loaded dice, the result of each match in the World Cup can be simulated. Achim Zeileis, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Verb
The company said the offer will automatically be loaded to Caniac Club members' accounts and can be redeemed at restaurants nationwide by swiping their Caniac Club card in-restaurant or placing an order online linked to a Caniac account. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 July 2026 The Brewers loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth against Calvin Faucher (4-5), who came in to open the inning. Miami Herald, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for loaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaded
Adjective
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Designed to be charming and romantic, rooms have a B&B feel with canopy beds, rich drapery, plush chairs, hardwood floors, and walls adorned with chair rail and crown molding.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Each spoonful was rich and silky, with creamy vanilla pudding coating tender banana slices and vanilla wafers that soaked up enough sweetness to become cake-like.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Civil lawsuit filed Gary Catronio’s daughter and her best friend were killed in 2013 by a drunk, wrong-way driver on the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Another, Jenny Racicot, said that, in 2021, Platner arrived at her house, drunk and uninvited.
    Jasper Craven, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • An exception is Scorpius, whose curved body and hooked tail really do resemble a scorpion.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Perps are less obvious of a fit for sports betting, where wagers are generally hooked to the outcome of a game or other event with a clear end date.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • George Pickens generates crowd excitement The crowd on-hand at the River Ridge Playing Fields in Oxnard wasn’t packed by any means in the middle of a weekday, but there were a good amount of youth groups and Cowboys fans on-hand.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Down below, the famous thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan is packed full of commuters and tourists.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The 21-year-old is being held on charges of murder after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposing body was found stuffed in the front trunk of his Tesla on September 8, 2025.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Orlando residents objected to the city’s first parking meters in 1939 — the nickel-per-hour coin slots were stuffed with chewing gum in protest — and those meters didn’t last a year.
    Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • Yellowstone National Park reported a new visitation record in May, a month that brought jammed parking lots and delays to the park that’s largely in Wyoming with parts in Montana and Idaho.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During busy times, intersections become jammed, and traffic slows down to a crawl.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Adjective
  • Congressional Democrats and watchdog groups have raised concerns that the group lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows companies and wealthy individuals to buy access to the president’s office.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Patel viewed it more as a high-stakes litmus test of his wealthy audience’s altruism.
    Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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“Loaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaded. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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