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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
Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Standing in her massive walk-in closet in Manhattan, Gala tapes wads of cash to her body before frantically packing a suitcase.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Rison played with a fire first lit on the hardscrabble streets of Flint, Mich., where, as a high school star, a local mobster — Rison calls him Mafia Sal — would slip him wads of cash from time to time, urging him to pick a particular college and sign with a particular agent.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Sadly, the Lotus Evija X was on track for about two seconds flat before wadding itself up after augering into the safety hay bales that flank the start line of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Standing in her massive walk-in closet in Manhattan, Gala tapes wads of cash to her body before frantically packing a suitcase.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
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That’s a problem because interest is already swallowing up a greater chunk of the annual federal budget than defense spending.Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Further rummaging yielded a second chunk of rock that seemed to fit right in front of the first, like a face.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Something that Rob Manfred is also envisioning, and does not require the MLBPA to sign off on is creating a bundle of local media rights to sell to a streamer, with the revenue shared across the 30 clubs.Maury Brown, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Fact checked by Sarah Scott Choosing a baby name is of course one of the biggest components of welcoming a bundle of joy.Mia Taylor, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
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From there, much of it rounds Florida and ends up clumping (and smelling) on east coach beaches.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kentucky Straight Bourbon Tasting Notes: This bourbon offers a blend of caramel, brown sugar, and a hint of spice, rounded out with soft vanilla and oak.Emily Price, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Baalbek’s Roman remains, among the largest and best preserved in the world, are also among the most mysterious: the Temple of Jupiter sits atop three megaliths weighing around a thousand tons each.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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There isn't a ton of talent in Atlanta's system, but there is plenty of pitching depth.Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Irish sad-boy hunk of Gladiator II and Normal People starred in Streetcar in London in 2023 and is bringing the production to Brooklyn this spring.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the dish can be enjoyed as an appetizer or light dinner when served with a nice hunk of bread.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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However, in a league with a surging salary cap and a new collective bargaining agreement on the horizon, fortune may favor the bold.Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Marjorie Merriweather Post, whose family fortune derived from the sale of breakfast cereals, started wintering in Palm Beach in 1909.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Many regions, including the Beehive State, are currently experiencing heavy snowfall as a result of a massive winter storm rolling through the Midwest, East Coast and beyond.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ryan took full advantage of his opportunity to play extended minutes Monday night, scoring nine points as the host Caravan rolled to a 79-33 nonconference win over Eisenhower in Chicago.Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bleeding usually starts a few hours after taking the second set of pills and can range from light spotting to heavy bleeding with clots or clumps of tissue.Chloe Castleberry, StyleCaster, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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