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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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verb

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
Noun
But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025 Go grab your passport, a wad of bail money, and enough thirst for wine that growls at history and food that tastes like the ocean punched you in the mouth. John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Flaherty’s subjects allege that these facilities release addicts into the streets after weeks of nonexistent treatments and hand them wads of cash as a participation fee, knowing full well where that money is likely to be spent. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025 In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts. David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wad
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Noun
  • Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • On top of that, the humanoid handled different types of dishwasher loads, from dishes to glasses, adapting itself to execute the task with perfection.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Work continues to crack down on bots Work continues still to crack down on bots buying up chunks of tickets.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are both set to miss a significant chunk of the season, while Dominic Solanke’s ankle injury is another cause for concern.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This 3-in-1 bundle deal includes an emergency air ambulance airplane, a construction excavator, and a fire rescue plane (with several mini-figures of course).
    John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An 11-pound bundle of pygmy hippo joy was birthed at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids this week.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek round out the cast.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This was a classic Smith performance with tons of yardage and some risky throws with both good and bad results.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The typical basking shark that local whale watches see are about 20 to 25 feet long, weighing several tons.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This yuckster attitude was apparently contagious, because Gray herself got in on the act on a day in which she was scheduled to kiss the young hunk Christopher Atkins, who had a recurring role for one season as a camp counselor.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Panthers are paying their offensive line a fortune, and Hubbard is here for the long haul, focusing on those two variables is essential.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Wall Street veteran was astonished by the Chouinards’ sincere desire to part with their fortune.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Those involved in the parade rolled by in a colorful blur on roller skates, performed flag dances and wielded bubble makers.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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