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Recent Examples of trainload
Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork.
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainload
Noun
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Five large carloads of tobacco containing 174,000 pounds in all were shipped from Eden Valley last week and sold to a Janesville, Wisconsin, firm at 10 cents a pound.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Jordan Electric Light and Heating Company received four train carloads of coal yesterday and more is still coming.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.—
Naledi Ushe,
USA TODAY,
13 Apr. 2023
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Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.—
James Marcus,
WSJ,
4 Nov. 2022
Noun
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But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of local residents, the gym was filled to capacity by mid-week and ended up transporting two entire truckloads of clothes to be taken to Los Angeles by the nonprofit World Vision USA.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Still, rebuilding 10,000 homes in the region would require, at minimum, an additional 5,000-plus truckloads of lumber, according to estimates by Kyle Little, chief operating officer at Sherwood Lumber, a national supplier that has significant business in California.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Lincoln returned from the cargo trip and decided to stay in New Salem, about 20 miles northwest of Springfield.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the summer, a pair of cargo shorts works just as well with this styling tip.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As always, early detection and treatment can save a boatload of cash for insurers.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Though our attention spans were adolescent, we weren't inundated by a boatload of options for everything in our lives, the way kids are today.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lightning All-Electric Prototype, the vehicle that famously pulled more than 1 million pounds of freight rail cars in a 2019 television commercial.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Under his tenure, DOT audited Boeing 737 crashes, trucking and freight rail theft, and had ongoing investigations of Tesla and Space X, which are owned by Elon Musk, the billionaire appointed by Trump to lead the federal DOGE.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Trainload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainload. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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