wagonload

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Recent Examples of wagonload Advertisement By 1836, abolitionists' petitions were arriving at the Capitol by the wagonload. 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
  • In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the paper, BNSF highlighted that a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would control 45 percent of existing freight, citing STB metrics that also indicated that the combined company would move 46 percent of containers and have 43 percent market share of total carload volumes.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • North Korea delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition, including millions of artillery rounds and ballistic missiles and launchers, in direct violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
    Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Guy Fieri was shocked to learn that two truckloads of his Santo Tequila had gone missing.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Its factories have started brewing again, and some truckloads of beer are leaving its warehouses, but the attack has spotlighted the poor cybersecurity readiness among top-tier companies in the world’s fifth-largest economy.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This resolution before the International Maritime Organization will impose a carbon tax on cargo and cruise ships that carry $20 trillion of merchandise over international waters.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the risk of cargo backups at these Texas ports due to unpaid employees calling in sick.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From there, the artworks were shuffled all at once to a freight elevator, and then moved into the exhibition hall, which can be seen on video surveillance.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
  • All the works were moved in a single, continuous movement from the van to a freight elevator that took all the transportation company employees at once from floor -1 to floor 1, the center said.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Coach Willow Tote Bag Amazon’s October Prime Day sale has boatloads of standout deals, but this Coach bag is peaking my interest above all the others.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Grier has hit on some trades that were not made on draft day (dealing Larry Tunsil to Houston for a boatload of picks, acquiring Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill, among others).
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Frank’s selection decisions since he was appointed at Spurs suggest load management has been at the forefront of his mind.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a heavy load to balance — on top of a slew of symbols and metaphors.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Wagonload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagonload. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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