1
as in loads
a considerable amount
a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics
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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
amassed—and lost—a wad playing the stock market
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as in to round
to form into a round compact mass
she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
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Recent Examples of wad
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Simply tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil, wad it up to form a homemade scouring pad, and get to scrubbing.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Verb
In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Simply tear off a sheet of heavy-duty foil, wad it up to form a homemade scouring pad, and get to scrubbing.
—Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
Noun
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Ship sports other battle scars as well; several chunks are missing near its base, which looks a bit like the ear of a dog that lost a fight.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Pastors in the African Methodist Episcopal Church were giving up chunks of their salaries to colleagues who lost churches in the area.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But arguably the biggest change will come Aug. 21, when ESPN and Fox each launch their new streaming services, and bring their NFL games to streaming outside of the pay-TV bundle for the first time.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Customers will still be able to subscribe to Hulu’s content—ranging from originals and network hits to live TV—either independently or as part of a bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Branford Marsalis Quartet 9:30-10:15 p.m., Carhartt Amphitheater Stage The three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist will take the stage with his top-notch band to round out Sunday night.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Then, for Sunday’s Family Fun Game, kids will be able to meet some Sounds players beforehand and round the bases afterward.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Eagles have a ton of talent returning from last season’s 10-2 team that lost in the second round of the playoffs to Tampa Bay Tech.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Israelis did kill a ton of innocent people in Lebanon, though.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The threatening hunk of rock appears as just a speck of light through even the strongest astronomical tools.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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At the spring 2026 menswear shows back in June, hunks like Manu Rios and Benito Skinner wore their polos in peppy shades of pink (Rios) or black and sheer (Skinner).—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Still, Wall Street really doesn’t like this stock—a massive change of fortune to a stock that over the past decade has been among both the sector’s biggest success stories and its biggest flops.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Junior Bridgeman had a $1.4 billion fortune at the time of his death in March.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For years, the trip to the Speedway meant Jeeps riding two or three wide, rolling at 60 mph, people having a good time, shooting videos.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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That loss must have lit a fire under the team, because Vegas has been rolling ever since.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Plants grow as upright clumps of dark, evergreen foliage standing two to three feet tall and spreading by rhizome up to two feet.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Aug. 2025
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Pike were lurking under every snag, in every patch of grass, beneath each clump of lily pads, along the mar gin of every rush bed.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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