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Recent Examples of wagonload
Advertisement By 1836, abolitionists' petitions were arriving at the Capitol by the wagonload.
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Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.
—James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
Sometimes Natives and newcomers, the white families lurching in by the wagonload as the century turned, coexisted.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
A few weeks later, an eager group of 40 middle schoolers from the St Joseph’s Camp S*MILE summer program also lent a hand and set a summer record by gathering three wagonloads of corn during their visit to First Fruits Farm.
—Melissa Whatley, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019
And there are still two wagonloads of hay In the cut fields that need to be brought in
Out of the risks of the weather,
Bales well-cured and dry, sweet stuff.
—Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Harvey’s was serving 500 wagonloads of the tasty bivalves a week.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.
—James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021
Sometimes Natives and newcomers, the white families lurching in by the wagonload as the century turned, coexisted.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
A few weeks later, an eager group of 40 middle schoolers from the St Joseph’s Camp S*MILE summer program also lent a hand and set a summer record by gathering three wagonloads of corn during their visit to First Fruits Farm.
—Melissa Whatley, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019
And there are still two wagonloads of hay In the cut fields that need to be brought in
Out of the risks of the weather,
Bales well-cured and dry, sweet stuff.
—Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018
Harvey’s was serving 500 wagonloads of the tasty bivalves a week.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagonload
Noun
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The children, their mother and Covington hauled carloads of belongings to their new place.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Illinois is the nation’s rail hub, ranking first among the states in rail tons and rail carloads moved; half of all container railcars in the nation flow through Chicago.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The trainload of passengers, now kitted out for a jungle excursion, stepped out into tropical heat and loaded into a caravan of open-air jeeps to explore the park.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
16 July 2025
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As trainloads of Jews were sent to concentration camps like Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka in 1942 and 1943, Polish police participated in the Nazi evacuations of these ghettos, rounding Jews up, killing anyone who resisted and sometimes even conducting the evacuations themselves.—
Zev Stub,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Vena contends the merger would create a stronger alternative to long-haul trucking, removing more than 2 million truckloads from roads annually.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Each household is limited to one truckload (up to 3 cubic yards) of items for disposal.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Planters simply replaced the dead with fresh shiploads of Africans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Family zones, adult hideaways, a massive lagoon and a lively retail village are stitched together to handle shiploads of passengers without losing the upbeat, beach-day vibe.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
6 May 2026
Noun
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My cargo capri pants have a flexible waistband for easy sitting in cramped plane seats, while my breezy jumpsuit is a one-and-done casual outfit.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The Outback continues to balance passenger comfort with true utility thanks to its 60/40 split-folding rear seatbacks, multi-use cargo area and substantial roof rail system capable of supporting up to 800 pounds of static load capacity.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The cost of moving goods across borders is no longer about freight and tariffs only.—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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According to a market analysis from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), supply chain adjustments and elevated shipping uncertainty kept time-sensitive freight demand steady despite the sequential softening of global trade indicators.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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That’s a boatload of cash for a drug developer and an important sign of the market’s high hopes that AI can fix the costly, lengthy drug development process.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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But dealing a boatload of picks and players for Rudy Gobert in 2022 has largely worked out.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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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In that way, public adjusters might help lighten a load for an insurance company employee by clearing away some of the clutter in a claim with the client.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wagonload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagonload. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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