as in ton
a considerable amount
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
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Recent Examples of boatload
The Badgers offered a boatload that didn’t land, most recently Marian’s Dwight Lewis III (Mississippi State), Syracuse’s Marcellus Barnes Jr. (SMU) and William & Mary’s Sascha Garcia (Wake Forest).
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton made boatloads of money after leaving office—yet still nowhere near as much as the richest president in American history.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Wentz was supposed to be the quarterback to lead Philadelphia to greatness after the team traded a boatload of capital to draft him second overall in 2016.
—Josh Dubow, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
The roughly $14 billion Microsoft has pumped into OpenAI has been critical for the startup, which needs boatloads of GPUs to build and run its models.
—Jonathan Vanian,jordan Novet,lora Kolodny,kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton made boatloads of money after leaving office—yet still nowhere near as much as the richest president in American history.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Wentz was supposed to be the quarterback to lead Philadelphia to greatness after the team traded a boatload of capital to draft him second overall in 2016.
—Josh Dubow, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
The roughly $14 billion Microsoft has pumped into OpenAI has been critical for the startup, which needs boatloads of GPUs to build and run its models.
—Jonathan Vanian,jordan Novet,lora Kolodny,kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boatload
Noun
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But a ton of talent should return, starting with guards Wesley Yates and Desmond Claude.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Under first-year coach Kevin Young, BYU has one of the best offenses in the country and has been playing with a ton of confidence.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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He's written dozens of profiles of entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and done deep dives into technological trends from superconductors to space travel to pharmaceuticals.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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There are also about 60 other bottles of various Pappy Van Winkle expressions, eight bottles of A.H. Hirsch bourbon, and dozens of bottles of Eagle Rare, Four Roses, George T. Stagg, and WhistlePig Boss Hog.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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Goldman Sachs says there’s a slew of stocks the firm likes that are well positioned in an uncertain macro environment.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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The exact circumstances surrounding the swan's death remain unclear, but a slew of social media post suggested its death may have been student-caused.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Setting up a solar mirror has to be -- and in real life absolutely would be -- as interesting as fighting a bunch of orcs in a room.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the nation's capital, residents have seen the change steadily sweeping their communities lot by lot: A neighbor's red-brick rowhouse goes up for sale with a fresh coat of paint.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Kansas City Royals roster just got a heck of a lot cuter in recent days.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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Atlanta will be without Murphy, Acuña Jr., and Strider for a chunk of the 2025 season.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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What happens in Adolescence A large chunk of the first episode goes through the tedious procedures of entering the criminal justice system—the questioning, the fingerprints, walking up and down stairs to various rooms.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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In fact, could also very well be the difference between a pilot being greenlit or remaining lost in a pile of pitches, never to see the light of day.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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This requires us to go through the forest every year after harvest and create burn piles with all the fallen wood that is too small for firewood.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The law is clear: any deal must eliminate Chinese influence and control over the app to ...—
John Moolenaar,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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That trip and a subsequent trade deal could dissipate the geopolitical headwinds.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boatload. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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