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as in loads
a considerable amount
a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics
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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
amassed—and lost—a wad playing the stock market
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as in to round
to form into a round compact mass
she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
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Recent Examples of wad
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, with the price of gas averaging upward of $5 per gallon in the Chicago metro, driving in from Lombard just to score a wad of one dollar bills may not be the best return on investment for some.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
This report wads produced by Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami.
—Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Cubans have long been accustomed to shopping with wads of cash stuffed into bags after compounding bouts of soaring inflation.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, with the price of gas averaging upward of $5 per gallon in the Chicago metro, driving in from Lombard just to score a wad of one dollar bills may not be the best return on investment for some.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The pieces are ultra-light, and eco-friendly, mixing recycled down and wadding padding.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
This report wads produced by Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami.
—Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
Noun
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Romance, steamy chemistry, and loads of pettiness — these are the staples of Love Island USA.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Noun
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In the Art Institute drawing, a woman savors a chunk of carrot cake while lounging topless amid twenty-one other figures performing semi-aerobic choreography across the wall.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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This being Florida, a chunk of the crowd apparently took that as a cue to launch into a patriotic chant.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The bundle of 10,000 sodium atoms, about the size of a modern transistor gate, is an order of magnitude larger than previous records, but still significantly smaller than Erwin Schrödinger’s pet cat.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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This bundle is, naturally, now headlined by TOBS.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Verb
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This is a touristy neighborhood, with Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery around one corner, The Mall round the other, and Piccadilly Circus just up the road—although thankfully the throng can be easily avoided.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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There are tons of price target increases on Wall Street, including our own .—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The all-electric fleet of Waymo robotaxis prevents 530 tons of CO2 emissions with every 500,000 weekly trips, according to company estimates.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Your favorite hockey hunk is a reader, people.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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The backstory Cashel Palace’s owners, the Magnier family, built their fortune breeding thoroughbreds, including Epsom Derby-winning Galileo, at the nearby Coolmore Stud.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Anything that persists for a time does so only through a combination of fortune and choice.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The fifth robot is less effective, rolling onto its side in a trench, and the sixth intercepted by the Russians.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Why Tomato Leaves Curl Leaves on a tomato plant that roll downward or curl inward indicate there may be a problem with the plant.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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