loads 1 of 2

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
  • In response to his desperate order, a blinding light fills the set at Pinewood Studios outside London before cutting out and leaving Pascal's Reed and his family drenched in darkness.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Sun roster isn’t exactly dripping with bucket getters, and Morrow fills that need.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of fills
Noun
  • Both teams have three games left in the season, with not a ton of room to maneuver in the standings.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • As the lead guard for Kansas State, Sundell hasn’t had a ton of catch-and-shoot opportunities, and her free-throw percentage is a little low for a pure shooter.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Since its shift to focus some of those efforts on federal workers, the state has worked with local governments and organizations to hold or schedule about two dozen in-person or virtual job fairs from mid-March through April, according to the Department of Labor.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the core of the over two dozen moves allows the front office to consider any prospect in next month’s draft, regardless of position.
    — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • Things came to a head inside the operation last week, in the run up to a slew of release date changes, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Variety.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Local dignitaries had much to celebrate during a Thursday gathering at Sutter Health Park, from the Athletics’ impending, three-year stint in West Sacramento to a slew of upgrades at the stadium.
    — Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of slew
Verb
  • In the alleged message, Nathan weighs the power of Lively’s fanbase while discussing a potential social media plan that would help suppress negative content about Baldoni and amplify negative content about Lively, according to the complaint.
    — Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Due to its smaller size, the LFS weighs 480 lb (218 kg).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of weighs
Noun
  • Amazon is running a bunch of sneaky deals on Martha Stewart’s housewares line, including furniture, kitchen essentials, and seasonal decor starting at $16.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The base that this is based on now has a bunch of barbed wire and fencing.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Not only are the homes in the development protected from fire leapfrogging from lot to lot, but other neighborhoods nearby are safer too.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
  • While four lots were withdrawn and two unsold, the sale result put it closer to the pre-sale high estimate of $46.2 million.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of lot
Noun
  • But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.
    — Michael Ausiello, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The most expensive food items at each park are nachos with a giant pile of meat and toppings.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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