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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1
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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2
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
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Make sure your landing pages load quickly and offer a smooth experience as well.
—David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Hezbollah was able to fire loads and loads of rockets at Israel without getting a nuke in response.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Verb
The Dodgers entered the ninth trailing 4-2 but loaded the bases with no outs on a single by Michael Conforto and walks to Tommy Edman and Hyeseong Kim.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Make sure your landing pages load quickly and offer a smooth experience as well.
—David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Noun
Even so, at its highest load JUPITER consumes about 17 MW of energy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Hezbollah was able to fire loads and loads of rockets at Israel without getting a nuke in response.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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As home values increase and affordability becomes less available, more families are burdened by the cost of housing.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2025
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This operational complexity can burden IT teams while marketing waits for bespoke integrations to be re-engineered at each change request.—
Rafael Flores,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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On a scouting trip several years ago, my mask kept filling with water.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
5 July 2025
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This winter, a Roman grave filled with gypsum was found during a highway construction project in England.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Driving, being in control of all these pallets of Guinness and stacking them, loading [semis] that were going out to various pubs in Northern Ireland.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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Security analysts assume that such explosions are related to the vessel's recent loading at Russian oil export facilities; however, Lloyd's List said that there is no hard evidence to support these theories, making vessel risk assessments difficult for shipowners and operators.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
Noun
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While there wasn’t a ton of movement from the Blackhawks this offseason, the youngins on this roster make the team unpredictable going into the fall.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Following a first season of twists and turns (and a ton of points allowed), Canales and his crew are hoping to see improved returns from Ejiro Evero’s defense in 2025.—
Mike Kaye
July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The sample was weighted to represent the national distribution of racial and ethnic groups, with an oversample of Black and Hispanic adults.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Such guidance could be weighted closer to one (β of, say, 0.8–0.9).—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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In the early days of the war, the United States and its G-7 allies crafted sanctions and export controls that were thought to pack a powerful punch but in fact had so many mitigations built in that they were robbed of their full impact.—
Michael Carpenter,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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Choose a generously sized picnic blanket with a waterproof backing—ideally one that’s soft, stylish and easy to pack.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Then, once the skies were cleared, Israel used its crewed aircraft to strike targets such as the Natanz nuclear facility with an accuracy and payload beyond drones’ capability.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
11 July 2025
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The family moved from Temecula to Point Loma in December and most of the rings are still stuffed in boxes, sitting in the garage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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