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verb

past tense of load

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of loaded
Adjective
With this loaded division, the Blue Jays could fall out of contention quite easily this season. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Police also found a small weight scale with drug residue, small baggies used to package drugs and a loaded semi-automatic pistol, according to the plea agreement. Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Titans loaded the bases with no one out only to see Point Loma’s Hunter Weller wiggle out of the jam on a foul bunt to the catcher, a popout to second base and a lazy fly ball to left field. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 It could also be loaded up with additional sensors that may one day be used in tasks such as searching for survivors at disaster sites, or exploring hazardous environments. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaded
Adjective
  • China has increased coast guard patrols in these waters, which studies have suggested may be rich in oil and natural gas reserves.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • The Russian dressing, a thick, chunky Thousand Island, is rich enough.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Pino’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, criticized the FWC in a statement Friday, saying the loss of Gazzola’s body camera footage hurts Pino’s possibilities of having a fair trial, given the officer’s testimony that Pino showed signs of being drunk.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • That caller said Floren was drunk, had three guns and threatened to kill him.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Hal and Whitney would sit around the living room on the ripped couch and talk about sailing the world.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There are hiking trails ranging from beginner-friendly to near-vertical scrambles, Gilded Age mansions filled with rich history, contemporary art destinations, miles of pastoral farmland and charming small towns.
    Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Shaw has the benefit of hitting in a lineup filled with talent.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Andrew Weitz — a style consultant and men’s fashion expert who steers a firm called The Weitz Effect — recently fielded a call from a client with a packed European itinerary on the horizon.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • The lunch was part of a packed schedule for the president, who is currently touring the Middle East.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon play the mom and dad of a wealthy family holed up in a posh bunker in a salt mine, George MacKay plays their son who yearns to know about the inhospitable outside world, and Moses Ingram is the stranger who changes everything.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • By 1960, Gros Michel exports had all but vanished from supermarket shelves; surviving plants only persisted in isolated, small-scale farms or private collections of wealthy aficionados who could afford the costly biosecurity measures necessary to keep them alive.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • The sweetness of fried plantains perfectly complemented the savory and cheesy pupusas, while the beans were well seasoned — a surprising standout.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025
  • One popular theory holds that fried chicken was brought to the U.S. by Scottish immigrants; enslaved people, and later free Black cooks, perfected the seasoning and preparation of the dish.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Pictures shared by investigators show a dingy basement lit by a single bulb, with hooked metal chains dangling from wooden beams overhead.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Leone and the rescue center's vet gave her an antibiotic in case of infection, fed her soft foods and trimmed her nails and beak, which is shaped more like a duck's than a turtle's hooked mouth because of her living conditions.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Loaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaded. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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