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verb

past tense of load

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of loaded
Adjective
Officers found a loaded pistol under sofa cushions. Michael Wilson, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 The Los Angeles Dodgers have added a plethora of stars this offseason, including multiple additions to a loaded starting pitching rotation. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said. Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024 Morrissey obtained a guilty verdict against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film armorer who loaded a live bullet into Baldwin’s gun. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loaded 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaded
Adjective
  • So, yeah, the landscape, the backdrop is much richer in Season 2.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • That's projector-like real estate in a screen that provides rich black levels, burstingly bright quantum dot colors, and impressive overall punch.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s even a skill tree for drinking alcohol, and one of the unlockable perks allows Henry to be 20-percent quieter when drunk.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
  • After three hours together, one of my friends was extremely drunk.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ignoring faculty warnings, David dashed forward with a ripped notebook page for Lennon to sign.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • North Korean propaganda material released by state media this year has shown Kim overseeing special operations training marked by extreme displays of strength, including the smashing of cinder blocks over the ripped torsos of soldiers stripped to the waist.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His social media is filled with rocket ship emojis and images of him as a sort of religious icon for the church of Bitcoin.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • According to those in the industry, there is little oversight for the demolition of homes filled with dangerous building materials.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The couture season is in full swing in Paris, but Milan has already moved on and is looking ahead to what promises to be a packed fashion week next month.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
  • As hosts of the trip, Simone and Cecil have planned a packed itinerary, starting with a kayaking relay race.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Hsu played Shan Cai, a teenager from a middle-class family who attends an elite private school and becomes caught in a love web with the heirs of wealthy families.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
  • For much of the war, students in college or graduate school were exempt from service, a policy that generally favored whiter and wealthier draftees.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Fast forward to 2024, and Mar’s Lunar New Year party at her West Village hotspot, Le B, saw Martha Stewart holding court in the kitchen as gold confetti showering a crowd noshing on caviar and fried chicken.
    Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • He was released in the wild about eight weeks later, but was unable to catch prey for himself — often scavenging for food, such as fried chicken from a boat dock in Indiana and bacon from a family’s backyard in Michigan, according to the sanctuary.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
    Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
  • People who were previously theater-goers were stuck indoors craving new content and became hooked on streaming services.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Loaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaded. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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