as in ton
a considerable amount
it must have taken a shipload of money to build that mansion
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Recent Examples of shipload
The story goes that a German submarine sank a vessel carrying an uninsured shipload of his goods, putting an end to that trading venture.
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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Charles Edward Trevelyan, a top treasury official, curtailed the government’s subsidized food distribution program, even at one point rejecting a shipload of corn.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
In exchange for hundreds of Iranian drones and shiploads of ammunition, Russia has provided Iran with political support, cash, and Western technology captured on the Ukrainian battlefield.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
Advertisement Jump to 2019, when a shipload of archaeologists, ice experts, engineers and masters of several other disciplines set out to find the Endurance.
—Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Charles Edward Trevelyan, a top treasury official, curtailed the government’s subsidized food distribution program, even at one point rejecting a shipload of corn.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
In exchange for hundreds of Iranian drones and shiploads of ammunition, Russia has provided Iran with political support, cash, and Western technology captured on the Ukrainian battlefield.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
Advertisement Jump to 2019, when a shipload of archaeologists, ice experts, engineers and masters of several other disciplines set out to find the Endurance.
—Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipload
Noun
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There’s been a ton of turnover on the pitching staffs of both teams, but the Dodgers brought in arms that were more toxic and less hittable.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last time, Republicans were defending more than two dozen districts won by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Three dozen lucky Klarna staffers just joined the ultrarich club thanks to its recent stock windfall.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the return of Manu Garcia and a slew of attack-minded substitutions couldn’t get Sporting an equalizer.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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And in 2015, Andy Samberg crooned to a slew of stars about the perils of #PeakTV.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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David Long has also played for a bunch of teams and was in Los Angeles when Evero was with the Rams, though, as stated before, his former proteges haven’t necessarily led to consistently strong results in Carolina.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The linen gets softer with every wash, too, and the interior 100% polyester fill won’t shift or bunch up.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In August, the president announced a deal between the federal government and Nvidia, allowing the American chip producer to sell advanced semiconductors to Chinese buyers in exchange for a 15% cut of the profits.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Google Flights’ 2025 Travel Trends pinpoint the exact window for deals, pulling and tracking data from multiple airlines and travel agencies.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And only recently, new large language models in artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, promise to greatly expand our ability to manipulate and employ enormous quantities of data.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The project demands about 500,000 cubic meters of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel – material quantities that dwarf most construction projects globally.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Banfield had to go back to the pile, as it was called, for nine straight days.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shipload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipload. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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