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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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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
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Weeks after the invasion, Wasefi helped load a full ANIM evacuation bus — ranging from teenagers learning their scales to the 85-year-old tanbur maestro Rasul Aziz — on its way to the airport.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
When wheat, stress or other triggers shift the gut’s microbiome or fermentable load, the gut sends distress signals up the vagus nerve.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Oatmeal is a hearty breakfast that keeps you full and energized, but loading it with sugar can do more harm than good.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
Weeks after the invasion, Wasefi helped load a full ANIM evacuation bus — ranging from teenagers learning their scales to the 85-year-old tanbur maestro Rasul Aziz — on its way to the airport.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Until the heavy load sags and explodes.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
When wheat, stress or other triggers shift the gut’s microbiome or fermentable load, the gut sends distress signals up the vagus nerve.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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But the weight of those expectations has the ability to crush the shoulders of the fighter who’s burdened with them.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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When an aneurysm bursts, Moore said, clamping or coiling — filling the bubble with wire — are effective treatments.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In its second week, Tortured Poets moved roughly 100,000 more units that Showgirl has here, which may have more to do with Swift front-loading the number of album variants on offer for this LP’s rollout than anything else.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Before its departure, the ship conducted dummy Tomahawk missile-loading training at Yokosuka Naval Base, just south of Tokyo at the mouth of Tokyo Bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Displacing 80,000 tons, the Fujian is the closest thing afloat to the US Navy’s 97,000-ton Nimitz-class carriers, which make up 10 of the 11 carriers in the US fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The organization has delivered more than 223 tons of supplemental food and a million food rations, and its medical teams have treated more than 1,700 patients, according to the statement.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Salee and Sprinker's bodies were found weighted down in a nearby river in May 1969, the same month Brudos' home was searched following a tip from a college student.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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And even having Conor Timmins in the lineup in place of Connor Clifton is weighted positively by these models.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Common oversights include everything from not packing a universal adapter to lacking the right outfit for events like high tea or a night out at the theater.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Epstein attributes the hill’s popularity to the fans COTA attracts, drawing a comparison to the fans that pack mountainsides and hilly areas during the Tour de France cycling race each July.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to its dual-axle setup, the UH18 has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and can carry a total payload of 4,500 lb (2,040 kg).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No one wants to feel stuffed into stiff jeans while 30,000 feet in the air.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Colts' defense, under new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, is eighth in points allowed and has been stuffing the run in outstanding fashion.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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