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as in to burden
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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as in to fill
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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as in loading
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
hoisted a load of grain on the truck going to Florida
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as in ton
loads plural
a considerable amount
there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left
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Recent Examples of load
Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Eighth Inning In the eighth inning, the Dodgers again loaded the bases with no outs.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
With the team almost completely out of available relievers, Treinen was asked to shoulder the biggest load.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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The ship loaded up on 1.5 million gallons of fuel on December 6, 1941, and has approximately half a million gallons to go.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Eighth Inning In the eighth inning, the Dodgers again loaded the bases with no outs.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even something as simple as ordering soft new sheets, watching your favorite comfort show, or calling a trusted friend can help to lessen the load.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
With the team almost completely out of available relievers, Treinen was asked to shoulder the biggest load.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trump believes regulations unnecessarily burden companies, especially small- and medium-sized businesses.Rohit Arora, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The report said the fees disproportionately burden lower-income households, which tend to make smaller, more frequent electronic deposits into their children’s accounts.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Huts fill up fast, so check each property’s for pricing and availability.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The program will use cameras on buses to automatically ticket downtown drivers parked illegally in bus lanes, bike lanes and loading zones.Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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As a result, inventory to be shipped may not be at the loading dock in the right quantities, labor may not be properly scheduled for loading/unloading or inventory may still need to be moved between warehouses.Keith Moore, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each is weighted on values that the team scoped after analyzing more than 1,400 buildings in 130 cities.Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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These populist leaders have taken their election victories as mandates to pack the judiciary, shackle the press, cow the business community, silence and prosecute critics, and assert political dominance over the civil service, prosecutors, tax authorities, the security apparatus, and the military.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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To pack that much into such a small space is a complication in itself.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since loads change mostly in the vehicle’s cargo area, this also facilitates strong payload and towing capacities, will make lifting the vehicle easy, and enhances articulation over off-road obstacles.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
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The launch was far from simply a test flight, as the vehicle carried 12 payloads, mostly for research purposes.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Martha Stewart thought snow peas individually stuffed with cream cheese made an elegant dinner party side.Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The zucchini is a personal favorite, but a must-order is a side of their pane bianco stuffed with mortadella.Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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