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
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Long-distance and interstate moves are more complicated, with overlapping timelines for packing, loading, travel, delivery, and getting settled in a new home.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Down to its final three outs and trailing 4-3, fourth-seeded USC (43-15) mounted a comeback of its own in the top of the ninth inning, loading the bases with nobody out.
—Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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Noun
In addition to proper loading, consult your dishwasher manufacturer's instructions and follow these tips to ensure clean dishes from every cycle.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Long-distance and interstate moves are more complicated, with overlapping timelines for packing, loading, travel, delivery, and getting settled in a new home.
—Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
Verb
The Red Raiders threatened to climb back into the game after trimming the deficit to 5-2 in the fourth inning and loading the bases.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Down to its final three outs and trailing 4-3, fourth-seeded USC (43-15) mounted a comeback of its own in the top of the ninth inning, loading the bases with nobody out.
—Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
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For example, if allergies are due to pollen, staying indoors, using sunglasses or rinsing off your face after exposure can help decrease allergen load around your eyes.—
Neelam Patadia,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Recently, Boston Dynamics showed how Atlas learned heavy lifting through reinforcement learning and simulation, carrying shifting loads like mini-fridges just weeks after its public debut.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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Finally, allow the solution to come to room temperature before filling your feeders.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Such scandals have put the spotlight on a murky (and growing) world of speculative, 24/7 transactions now filling the internet.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The historic estate is a rare survivor from Loomis’ early ties to fruit orchards and packing after first being settled by gold miners.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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For decades, the industry boosted performance by making transistors smaller and packing more of them onto a chip.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Zhang, 39, is a payload specialist and a researcher at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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Starship’s significantly higher payload capacity enables the company to launch more next-generation satellites to space than could ever be handled by SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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Attainable housing can be built in new communities, without burdening existing cities or unincorporated villages.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Zoe faces the additional burden of having do all that while following in her sisters’ footsteps.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Researchers also noted that reducing unnecessary chemotherapy could benefit healthcare systems by lowering treatment costs and minimizing the burden associated with managing side effects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Large language models synthesize information from across the web, often weighting authority, sentiment and corroboration far beyond what legacy ranking systems emphasized.—
Al Sefati,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 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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My cargo capri pants have a flexible waistband for easy sitting in cramped plane seats, while my breezy jumpsuit is a one-and-done casual outfit.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The Outback continues to balance passenger comfort with true utility thanks to its 60/40 split-folding rear seatbacks, multi-use cargo area and substantial roof rail system capable of supporting up to 800 pounds of static load capacity.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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