wagonload

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Recent Examples of wagonload Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023 Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload. James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022 Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021 Sometimes Natives and newcomers, the white families lurching in by the wagonload as the century turned, coexisted. Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 A few weeks later, an eager group of 40 middle schoolers from the St Joseph’s Camp S*MILE summer program also lent a hand and set a summer record by gathering three wagonloads of corn during their visit to First Fruits Farm. Melissa Whatley, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019 And there are still two wagonloads of hay In the cut fields that need to be brought in Out of the risks of the weather, Bales well-cured and dry, sweet stuff. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018 Harvey’s was serving 500 wagonloads of the tasty bivalves a week. John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018 The name, however, has a longer history because the location once housed the Cuban restaurant Victor’s Cafe; near the front door there’s still a mural of oxen pulling a wagonload of sugar cane. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagonload
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • North Korea delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition, including millions of artillery rounds and ballistic missiles and launchers, in direct violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
    Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
  • From midnight until noon today trainloads of people arrived.
    Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
Noun
  • Priam delivers flexible and reliable truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping through its Over-the-Road (OTR) transport service, leveraging small to mid-sized carriers throughout the US and Canada.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • In a remote South American town, four desperate men (Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, and Peter van Eyck) are hired for a desperate job, to transport two truckloads of highly volatile nitroglycerin up a mountain.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Eight days later the ship limped into port at Aberdeen, Washington, with half the deck cargo of lumber having washed overboard.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Within six months of the grant cycles, recipient agencies reported over 6,900 arrests for retail, motor vehicle and cargo theft.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Join 28 others in the comments View Comments Profitability is not its main mission, Amtrak said, saying it was initially created to increase profits for freight railroads who were losing huge sums of money providing passenger service.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The release said cargo operations have increased and the airport ranks third in Indiana for its freight volume.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As always, early detection and treatment can save a boatload of cash for insurers.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • But that doesn't always mean the mental load is less.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Flexing or deflecting under load at opportune times reduces the drag and allows a car to go a little faster in a straight line for the same amount of power, giving that car an unfair advantage.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Wagonload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagonload. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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