as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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as in filling
to place a weight or burden on
students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work
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as in packing
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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Recent Examples of loading
PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
In the loading dock, a truck drops off a fresh supply of green and maroon caps air-shipped from the company’s factory in Dongguan, China after their stockpile of those colors ran out.
—Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Witnesses saw Thomas dragging a tarp down the stairs of his apartment complex and loading it into Abraham’s vehicle, according to the affidavit.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
These include Secure Apps, a tool to apply missing security patches; App Boost, which aims to speed up the loading of common programs; Web Boost, to supercharge your browsing; and the My Home Network security scanner.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
In the loading dock, a truck drops off a fresh supply of green and maroon caps air-shipped from the company’s factory in Dongguan, China after their stockpile of those colors ran out.
—Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
Sure, loading up on nutritious foods like grains and veggies is ideal, but life is busy, and fiber-rich meals aren’t exactly convenient.
—Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Witnesses saw Thomas dragging a tarp down the stairs of his apartment complex and loading it into Abraham’s vehicle, according to the affidavit.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
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Utilities are scrambling to find ways to power the growing electric load.Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Zion Off-Road That gives you a pretty solid utility trailer with loads more mounting versatility than average.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Taurean Prince is the kind of player that championship contenders crave—low-maintenance, effective, and capable of filling gaps without demanding the ball.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The emotions and uprooting ignited the need to write at a feverish pace, filling the pages of notebooks with poems to let those feelings out.Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 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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Opponents say the burden will unfairly shift onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The burden of justice:Delphi murder case jurors will face unimaginable pressure, life-changing decision Baldwin, his voice raising, said that contradicts Mullin's earlier testimony.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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Confession might ease your mind but at the expense of burdening another.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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Babin is chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee and has conducted CHIPS and Science Act oversight hearings where he's warned against burdening local governments and industry partners with cumbersome regulations and paperwork.Maria Curi, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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For the Duo, these allow access for driver and passenger, while the Bento sacrifices the rear seat for its cargo box.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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Russia is behind a plot to plant bombs on cargo planes bound for the U.S. and Canada, a Western official said.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2021, a complete gold mask weighing about 100 grams was unearthed at the site, according to China's Xinhua News Agency.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
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As the value of music catalogs soars, artists like Eve are weighing the pros and cons of parting with their intellectual property, a decision that can have lasting impacts on their careers and legacies.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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