1
as in to burden
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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2
as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat
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as in loading
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
hoisted a load of grain on the truck going to Florida
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as in ton
loads plural
a considerable amount
there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left
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Recent Examples of load
Tim Willert, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
My mail app is refusing to load anything and just shows a white blank screen.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025
This means that people who are on effective antiretroviral therapy and maintain an undetectable viral load cannot pass the virus on.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Verb
Cambria Salmon entered and worked two scoreless before running into trouble in the fifth when Texas Tech loaded the bases with two outs.
—Tim Willert, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
My mail app is refusing to load anything and just shows a white blank screen.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
Noun
However, Discord's ad load, at least for now, is minimally intrusive.
—ArsTechnica, 5 June 2025
This means that people who are on effective antiretroviral therapy and maintain an undetectable viral load cannot pass the virus on.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
Verb
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Now, a state agency is proposing a rule change that could significantly increase costs for homeowners and renters in our region, potentially burdening them with thousands of dollars in additional expenses.—
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.—
Ashley Belanger – May 29,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Sun Valley is intended to be a retreat for hard-charging executives, filled with barbecues, bike rides and hikes.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The ride also was known for its dramatic 17-story, straight-up lift hill right out of the loading station.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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On the other side was a walkway leading to a loading dock.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
24 May 2025
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Outside of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey, there are not a ton of big names left.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Mullen is taking over a winning culture cultivated by former head coach Barry Odom, but the Rebels lost a ton of talent to graduation, especially on the defensive side of the ball.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The formula underwent near-constant tweaks, eventually to a point where human polls were heavily weighted and the computer ratings acted almost as a tiebreaker.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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What To Expect With five FOMC meetings remaining in 2025, any change in interest rates is expected to be weighted towards later in the year.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Verb
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The Tony ceremony was front-loaded and action-packed The Tonys didn’t give audiences much of a chance to get bored, packing the show with performances right out of the gate.—
Gordon Cox,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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Adding it up Cruz's section of the Senate reconciliation bill calls for the FAA to charge commercial space companies per pound of payload mass, beginning with 25 cents per pound in 2026 and increasing to $1.50 per pound in 2033.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2025
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One Soviet submarine commander sent out into the Atlantic wrongly thought himself under depth charge attack and had to be persuaded not to fire his nuclear payload before getting hit.—
Marc Champion,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The quilt and sham are stuffed with artificial down to provide a cozy feel.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2025
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When faced with a craving, there’s hardly a country on the planet that doesn’t turn to some type of bread with something stuffed inside it.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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