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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
Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The park is also where the largest diamond in the United States wad discovered.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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
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Noun
But instead of a coffee, a big wad of vouchers occupied her left hand.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The park is also where the largest diamond in the United States wad discovered.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
One game after being wadded up and tossed aside like a hot dog wrapper by a Timberwolves team that was just hungrier, the Lakers pushed and shoved and fought their way into personifying a must-win.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
Noun
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To fix these problems, smart grid systems now use advanced energy management tools to balance power loads in real time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its presence becomes obvious when a data center project is delayed because a transformer cannot be delivered on time, or when utilities cannot build transmission lines quickly enough to support new computing loads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Medicare premiums are expected to rise by a near record dollar amount next year and eat a chunk of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) older Americans may receive.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Battery storage systems, such as Wallbox’s fast-charging and storage bundles, help balance load by storing cheap energy during off-peak hours.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the joint post, the couple shared two pictures of their bundle of joy.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Britton, Bill Heck, and Justin Bartha are rounding out the cast of Apple TV+‘s upcoming limited series about iconic magicians Siegfried and Roy.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rome was followed by Venice in fourth, and Cancún, Mexico, rounding out the top five, with 19 percent of respondents calling it ultra-romantic to visit, too.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ukraine’s special forces claimed that the pumping station has an annual capacity of 50 million tons.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Some 187,000 tons of food aid has been positioned in neighboring countries awaiting Israeli permission.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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And Prince William would have been forgiven for blushing when Kate pointedly replied that the poster had in fact shown the TV hunk from a famous Levi advert.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Let’s Bring Back Fondue Night When fondue pots were at the height of their popularity in the 1970s, everyone would gather around the table in their house clogs and bell bottoms with skewers ready to dip into melty cheese, smooth chocolate, and even piping-hot oil (for cooking small hunks of meat).—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic walks you through the big talking points for the week, from the change in format to the potential fortunes of the three English clubs on Europe’s greatest stage.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By the time the tour hit Vancouver − her last stop on the Eras Tour – the stage glittered with two flyover cameras, jib arms, rolling camera tracks along the stage and microphones aimed squarely at the crowd.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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That case initially resulted in a half-billion-dollar penalty before a New York appellate court rolled most of it back earlier this year.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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