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
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Big Brother 27′s Final 3 is locked, loaded and ready for finale night.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
By year three, your peony should be ready to produce loads of blooms for years to come.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
After intentionally walking two batters to load the bases in the bottom of the 10th, Jack Dreyer and Blake Treinen each got a pop-up to escape.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Big Brother 27′s Final 3 is locked, loaded and ready for finale night.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Glycemic Load Glycemic load (GL) takes GI further by factoring in portion size.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
By year three, your peony should be ready to produce loads of blooms for years to come.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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This shows that parents and caregivers are growing wary of mounting student loan debt and are reluctant to have their children burdened by it in the future.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This time of year, its lot is filled with mums and pumpkins.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The viewership benefits that the NFL’s front-loading has already provided can’t be overstated.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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At one point, officials considered the concept of loading in gear by lifting it up and over the stadium rim.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Amazon has a ton of fashion-forward options that are lightweight and easy to pack thanks to their slim profile.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, these Margaux ballet flats, though beautiful, are quite expensive and lack tons of support.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Big tech companies like Nvidia (NVDA) have surged, lifting major indexes like the S&P 500, which are weighted by companies’ market value.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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While the metrics had different weightings in the overall score, the three main dimensions were weighted equally.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fresh red bell peppers in this meal are packed with nutrients, especially vitamin C and A for the immune system and eye health.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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While the average cruise length is around seven days, short sailings can pack an entire vacation’s worth of fun into a mid-week getaway or long weekend.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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To get things literally rolling, Interlune announced in August that the company's payload will fly on Astrolab's FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lee also warned a North Korean intercontinental ballistic capable of delivering a nuclear payload to the United States is nearing completion.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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This recipe has cabbage leaves stuffed with a delicious mixture of meat, pork, and rice.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pasta is stuffed with a huitlacoche and parmesan paste in a dish that is meant to showcase the full lifecycle of corn.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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