as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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as in filling
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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as in packing
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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Recent Examples of loading
Mark Dee
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
GHGSat can zoom in on a sprawling refinery or other facility and pinpoint the precise loading dock or pipe array where the emission originates, allowing technicians to quickly deploy solutions to shut down the leak.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
King clipped Ramón Urías with a slider, loading the bases.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile, the smaller neighboring lot is well-suited for parking, loading docks and pedestrian access, according to the district.
—Mark Dee
april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
GHGSat can zoom in on a sprawling refinery or other facility and pinpoint the precise loading dock or pipe array where the emission originates, allowing technicians to quickly deploy solutions to shut down the leak.
—Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
These machines still struggle with tasks like folding clothes or loading a dishwasher because of their fiddly nature.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
King clipped Ramón Urías with a slider, loading the bases.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
Noun
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Managing the ins and outs of a family’s life is no small task, but fortunately, these mothers no longer have to manage this mental load on their own.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Engineers can simulate movements, loads, and environmental conditions before real deployment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Carranza said filling empty positions will require better salary and training, and perhaps more pay bumps when new hires hit yearly milestones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac, range numbers that would make a turbodiesel Audi weep, and charging that might be even faster than filling up with gas, depending on the size of your tank.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Even fifty years later, my mom has iconic looks and lots of opinions, especially when packing for a vacation.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Bradford advises packing one blanket per family member, along with a couple of extras.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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The other payloads followed suit over the next hour and a half.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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First will be a SpaceX cargo Dragon on the CRS-35 mission with another 7,200 pounds of payload including roll-out solar arrays for the station.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Accessing federal funds creates the opportunity for safety and modernization without burdening local taxpayers, according to Friedman.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is room for reasonable discussion about how to implement verification without burdening eligible voters.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their burdens, at least, were light.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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City leaders raised the property tax rate for two consecutive years, most recently by about 3 cents to nearly 63 cents per $100 valuation, a move critics said placed a greater burden on homeowners.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The exponential moving average smooths price trends while weighting recent data more heavily than older prices.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The results of that flight and the outcome of Blue Origin’s first attempt to land on the Moon with its Blue Moon cargo lander in the coming months should tell us a lot about NASA’s actual chances of putting astronauts on the lunar surface in 2028.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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The eight-pound statuette was bubble-wrapped and placed into a cardboard box destined for the cargo hold of the plane Talankin was booked on, Borenstein told the BBC.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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