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
Adding insult to injury, Argentina has suspended its export tax and was rewarded with Chinese orders last month for 20 shiploads of soybeans, deepening a market downturn for American growers.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
With a shipload of multimillionaires and billionaires, how will ULYSSIA avoid a DIEHARD situation at sea, like piracy, kidnapping, or terrorists making a statement?
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
With a shipload of multimillionaires and billionaires, how will ULYSSIA avoid a DIEHARD situation at sea, like piracy, kidnapping, or terrorists making a statement?
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipload
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The 150-ton cargo barge was hit about 5 nautical miles off the Omani city of Khasab, Reza Shahidian said, according to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Four tons of invasive Burmese pythons were removed from South Florida ecosystems during the latest breeding season, setting a record for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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On Wednesday, the weather service received more than a dozen reports of tornadoes across northern Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Van Zeller, 50, has won dozens of awards for the program that has taken her around the world to report on black market activities and human trafficking.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The tourism industry is booming in the Dominican Republic, with the island destination garnering more than 11 million annual visitors and a slew of new projects aimed at the luxury market opening in 2025 and beyond.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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On the first point, Kering released its 10-year impact report for the 2016-2025 period last week, after CEO Luca de Meo set a slew of targets as part of his turnaround plan for the beleaguered luxury group.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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And it’s been my great pleasure to call Wann a bunch over the last few years to try to get a grasp of the meaning to fans of the Chiefs’ remarkable run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Talks to reach a deal between the United States and Iran are still on track after overnight negotiations, a diplomatic source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.—
Arpita Dasika,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Without the 22% cap and other restraints, the NCAA would presumably not have accepted a deal.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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The hope is to also help scale innovative materials, so other brands can access them at lower price points and in higher quantities, adds Bottega Veneta’s head of sustainability Yoann Regent.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The solicitation marks a retreat in quantity but an upgrade in quality.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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If some, over that last 78 years, were able to look away before, where can one look now when rubble piles up in every direction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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America’s emergency pile of crude, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is rapidly heading toward the lowest level since the early 1980s.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Shipload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipload. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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