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
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
An infield single by Jorge Polanco and a 10-pitch walk to Luis Robert — who fouled off five pitches — loaded the bases for Brett Baty, who then lifted a line drive to straightaway center field.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Tow truck operators like Scavincky bear the load.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Verb
That loaded the bases for Joey Ortiz, who blooped a single to shallow right — just out of the reach of a diving Meidroth — to bring in the tying run.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
An infield single by Jorge Polanco and a 10-pitch walk to Luis Robert — who fouled off five pitches — loaded the bases for Brett Baty, who then lifted a line drive to straightaway center field.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
These can be made to adapt to various movements (for example, lifting very heavy loads).
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Tow truck operators like Scavincky bear the load.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Meanwhile, survivors who were homeless, unbanked, or too burdened by compounding challenges like disabilities or caregiving roles to apply for multiple types of assistance were falling through the cracks of public and private disaster programs, Huguenin said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Polling suggests Californians support taxing corporations more to maintain the state’s social programs without burdening individual residents, who already face costs of living higher than most of the country.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kevin MacEgan, the couple’s eldest son, said his parents were victimized in this manner because of the choices made by Abril — and by the CHP, to approach Abril in a park filled with children playing baseball and other visitors.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ultra and Miami officials recommend public transportation because lots tend to fill.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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When my sister and I left the building, the morgue techs were still parked in the yellow loading zone between Target and Tower Cleaners—our dad’s dry-cleaning place—and just closing the tailgate of the hearse.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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If its loading facilities were knocked out, Iran's ability to export oil would collapse almost immediately.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Amazon has tons to choose from, and with discounts reaching up to 48% off, this is your golden opportunity to upgrade from that beat up old backpack that’s been collecting dust in your closet.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ford dreamed up the atomic-age Nucleon, powered by a tiny nugget of uranium and incidentally requiring tons of lead shielding to protect anyone who came within a football field of the thing.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The market cap weighted index is down nearly 4% this year.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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People who like luscious heritage hotels packed to the rafters with stories.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, residents and business owners packed city hall to ask questions about what could happen to the area if the city's operations are turned over to Paulding County—a move mandated by SB 630.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection.—
David Szondy
March 22,
New Atlas,
22 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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In September, Wien and her husband drove to the Millers' North Arlington neighborhood and dropped manila envelopes stuffed with printouts near people's front doors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Then in the final seconds of the period, Merrimack turned the puck over in their own zone but Jack Galanek could not stuff his hurried shot home.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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