as in to refill
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Recent Examples of reload
Carolina spent the 2025 offseason reloading the defense.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks reloaded in the transfer portal with 20-plus additions, so there’s plenty of change on both sides of the ball.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Then, Rodriguez appeared to reload his firearm as Milgrim sat up, at which point the suspect allegedly fired at her several times, documents say.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Forensic evidence shows that Kitty Menendez crawled along the floor of her living room after being shot multiple times by her sons as Lyle Menendez returned to the car the brothers arrived in at home that night to reload the shotgun.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
The Jayhawks reloaded in the transfer portal with 20-plus additions, so there’s plenty of change on both sides of the ball.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Then, Rodriguez appeared to reload his firearm as Milgrim sat up, at which point the suspect allegedly fired at her several times, documents say.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Forensic evidence shows that Kitty Menendez crawled along the floor of her living room after being shot multiple times by her sons as Lyle Menendez returned to the car the brothers arrived in at home that night to reload the shotgun.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reload
Verb
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Combined with waning federal funding, state and local governments will be looking for new and creative ways to refill their coffers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the light remains on after completing step 3, empty the carafe, refill it with a 50/50 mixture, and run the coffee maker again.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Manabe and colleagues found that the Southern Ocean warmed very slowly when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increased because the surface waters were continually being replenished by these upwelling abyssal waters, which hadn’t yet warmed.—
Nadir Jeevanjee,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Vogue’s senior beauty shopping writer Kiana Murden has been hooked on it since her first trial—using it to not only remove traces of foundation, but also refresh her skin in the morning.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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Painting a room can be a quick and inexpensive way to refresh your space.—
Miranda Silva,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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In these long moments of waiting, the atmosphere is heavy and loaded.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Passengers can walk on, bring bicycles, or even load up cars and campers.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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While inter-island flights are available, consider the time spent checking in and out of hotels, getting back and forth to the airport, the possibility of flight delays, and the need to pack and repack.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Dec. 2024
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Depending on availability, guests may even be able to remain in the same cabin—removing the need to repack and completely changing the experience of disembarkation day.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Reload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reload. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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