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verb

Definition of loadsnext
present tense third-person singular of load
1
as in burdens
to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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2
as in fills
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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loads

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noun

plural of load
as in ton
a considerable amount there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loads
  1. fills
  2. ton
  3. dozen
  4. slew
  5. weighs
  6. bunch
  7. lot
  8. pile
Verb
  • On this week’s Official Rock & Metal Singles ranking, Linkin Park fills four spaces.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to his two comebacks, Sinatra fills just as many spaces on the Jazz Albums chart with titles that were already living on the list last time around.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fills
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of ton
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of dozen
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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
  • 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
Definition of slew
Verb
  • Irreverent and misguided, Lew’s genius and famous name weighs heavily on him but using his gift to help solve homicides may– finally– offer his life some direction and purpose.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Josie is just over a year old and weighs under 15 pounds, Swanson says.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of weighs
Noun
  • 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
  • Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • 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
  • By April of this year, only a handful of new Bolts remained on dealership lots.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of lot
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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