trainloads

Definition of trainloadsnext
plural of trainload

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainloads
Noun
  • Now lawmakers believe that a major uptick in bottle returns is most likely being caused by out-of-state traffickers hauling in truckloads of bottles to be returned.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Although the Biden administration successfully persuaded the Netanyahu government to reverse this decision, Israeli restrictions limited the number of daily truckloads of aid entering Gaza to a fraction of those required to meet basic needs.
    Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Three carloads of Crips headed for Club 662.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hard to be anything else after five Emmy wins, including for best drama series, boatloads of critical acclaim and a genuine impact on our zeitgeist, from the memes to the fan fiction to all the chat at whatever your personal version of the water cooler is.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Such growth will require boatloads of debt.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
  • In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Trainloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainloads. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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