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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
John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Last year’s best actor, Adrien Brody, made amends for flinging chewing gum at his wife by swallowing a fresh wad of it (and his pride).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg?
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Think of pulling on a wad of gum in your mouth – that thin strand is like the fiber, except scientists slowly lower the big preform into the furnace and pull out the small fiber quickly.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Last year’s best actor, Adrien Brody, made amends for flinging chewing gum at his wife by swallowing a fresh wad of it (and his pride).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Simply tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil, wad it up to form a homemade scouring pad, and get to scrubbing.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg?
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
Noun
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Engineers can simulate movements, loads, and environmental conditions before real deployment.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, there are moments of reprieve between loads of clothes, sheets, and towels.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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Last October, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the country handed over a chunk of Escobar's ranch to women caught up in the nation's armed conflict.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gase then spent a large chunk of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009-14, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a shot as head coach.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, there’s no telling when the legacy bundle will stop shedding customers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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As cord-cutting has shrunk the pay-TV bundle from 100 million homes about a decade ago to 60 million-plus today, cable and satellite operators have been overhauling their strategies.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The film will mark Sendijarević’s English-language debut and is expected to round out its international cast in the coming months.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), Emma Ho (The Baker), Noah Alexander Sosnowski (Section 8) and Gabriel Barbosa (May December) round out the cast.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Spanning more than 109 acres, a landscape which is now home to the Lighthouse Place Premium Outlets, the original factory had 3,500 workers on payroll and annual production required 100 million feet of lumber and 150,000 tons of iron for wheels, axles, plates, bars and structural material.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many decades ago, packing untold tons of sand together, the island’s original owner created a narrow road to the island from a peninsula that connects to the mainland.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Your home health guy is a hunk.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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On the 265th pitch of their April 17 game, when the Baltimore Orioles needed some late-inning fortune, Leody Taveras tapped his helmet.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many expected those fortunes to change when Steve Cohen, now worth approximately $23 billion, bought the team in 2020 with an appetite to turn it into a winner.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Harbaugh seemed tense during his Friday press conference sitting next to GM Joe Schoen as the second round of the draft rolled on compared to a much more positive Thursday interview after the first round.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Making the event even more significant, Rivian actually launched production of the R2 on Wednesday, with the first customer-ready vehicle rolling off the line — despite the Normal factory being hit by a tornado last week.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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