as in ton
a considerable amount
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
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Recent Examples of boatload
As for brewing, my old Keurig had one button, while this one has a boatload of options.
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Bella Gerard, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2024
Whether considering the excitement of discovery, community sovereignty and control, or free thought and artificial intelligence, the novel offers a boatload to ponder.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
Lionsgate is aiming to save a boatload of cash using generative AI technology as an assistive creative tool for filmmakers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Final tally: five mandatory agreements, and a boatload of optional agreements.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
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Bella Gerard, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2024
Whether considering the excitement of discovery, community sovereignty and control, or free thought and artificial intelligence, the novel offers a boatload to ponder.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
Lionsgate is aiming to save a boatload of cash using generative AI technology as an assistive creative tool for filmmakers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Final tally: five mandatory agreements, and a boatload of optional agreements.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boatload
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Shakira, Bad Bunny, Anitta and Karol G are among the more than two dozen artists nominated for the biggest awards of the night — record of the year, album of the year and song of the year.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new council and mayor must tackle a slew of troubles for the city, which faces the largest per-capita homeless population in the county, a stark shortage of firefighters and police officers, and ongoing questions on how to balance growth and draw in business.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The principles primarily focus around worker upskilling and protection, as well as cybersecurity and safety and come at a time when many companies have already begun implementing AI systems or partnering with third-party vendors to power a slew of different use cases.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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My friend gave me a whole bunch of her little girl’s clothes — such a high volume of items that some still had the tags on.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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By April of this year, only a handful of new Bolts remained on dealership lots.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Built to its lot lines on all sides, the landmarked tower has a palazzo-type facade that extends from ground to roof, meant to assure of its strength and stability.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Checking Your Malware Protection Anti-Malware makes up the biggest chunk of the security score, worth 30 points.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The three states account for 44 electoral votes, a large chunk of the 93 electoral votes that the seven battleground states make up.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The zoo shared a video of the baby calf sniffing for food in a pile of glass across its social media accounts to celebrate her birth.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Who pays for a replacement roof often comes down to who has more bargaining power, and the inability to obtain insurance coverage has the potential to kill deals, agents report.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boatload. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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