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a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

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verb

present participle of load

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Recent Examples of loading
Noun
Standardized containers reduced loading, shipping, and unloading costs dramatically and immediately. Tony Morley, National Review, 25 July 2025 Aside from residential use, the development will feature 390 parking spaces and two loading spaces within an interior garage, about 4,500 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as a leasing lobby, lounge, roof deck, pool, coworking space and two courtyard amenity spaces. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
Verb
Lozano said everything went without a hitch besides a helicopter medic and crew chief having a brief slip and fall while loading the helicopter. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 June 1, 2024 Officials scrub Starliner's launch just a few minutes before liftoff due to a computer ground launch sequencer not loading properly. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loading
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
Noun
  • A lot goes into maintaining the health of pitchers whose arms bear extreme stress loads, over and over, beginning in March.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Fox, too, remains an offensive load: double drags, tosses, whatever.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bunting in particular seemed to benefit from his linemates’ efficiency in filling the net.
    Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Yankees signed the 38-year-old to a minor league free agent contract in February, but after a series of injuries left the defending American League champs with three holes in their five-man rotation, Carrasco pitched his way into filling one with an impressive spring training.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX said the explosion on the test stand in June was likely caused by damage to a high-pressure nitrogen storage tank inside Starship's payload bay section.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
  • SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from not only NASA, but the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Weitzman said the free adoptions for Clear the Shelters Day on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., as well as the reason for adoption fees being halved for the rest of the month, is to help alleviate some of this financial burden.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Other systems are better thought of as convenience features—things like adaptive cruise control and lane keeping, which relieve some of the burden of driving.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Stopping this practice would go a long way to make college more affordable without burdening taxpayers.
    Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This goal—and state—does not include divulging unnecessary personal information or burdening your team with worries and decisions that are yours to handle.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The ferrying cargo ships became high-value targets themselves.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The contest on day 34 had the final six separated into two teams of three that would race across a series of seesaws and up and through a cargo net tower before digging up a hatchet and chopping a rope.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Truly pocket sized and weighing just 165g, FiiO says this is the ideal travel companion thanks to 12 hours of battery life and a two-hour fast-charge mode.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Recreationally, Schnell drives vehicles weighing more than 12,000 pounds for stadiums packed with fans.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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