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verb

Definition of loadsnext
present tense third-person singular of load
1
as in burdens
to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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2
as in fills
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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loads

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noun

plural of load
as in ton
a considerable amount there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left

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  1. fills
  2. ton
  3. dozen
  4. slew
  5. weighs
  6. bunch
  7. lot
  8. pile
Verb
  • Houses are decorated, the smell of cookies fills the air, and families are sending out their holiday cards.
    Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The free-spirited 21-year-old from Opelousas, Louisiana, goes viral for his hilarious press conference soundbites and fills up highlight reels with his dazzling catches.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of fills
Noun
  • The Astros lost a ton of games on purpose, and cashed in the resulting high draft picks into a powerful nucleus that drove their run of success.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This warm hoodie is ideal for a ton of winter activities.
    Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ton
Noun
  • At two dozen players, that’s between $120,000 and $252,000 in annual revenue.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There was also another dozen cash and in-kind prizes handed out by a raft of sponsors including the Arab Cinema Center, Filmmore, Freshly Ground Stories, Ithra, Ambient Light, Rotana Studios and Titrafilm.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • During his tenure, the agency passed a slew of new consumer protections and generally took a more active posture in regulating and penalizing the industries under its umbrella.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The 94-year-old legendary investor made a slew of head-turning moves during the year.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of slew
Verb
  • Optimus weighs 125 pounds (56 kilograms) and stands 5 feet 8 inches tall.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Each individual tamale at the Tamale House weighs nearly a pound.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of weighs
Noun
  • The Survivor producers always throw a bunch of twists out there.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Google has worked to bring as many features as possible into the model itself, rather than run a bunch of individual and siloed products, in order to be able to do more with Gemini in more places.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • The School Board learned this past spring that lots for 1,500 new homes in Prairie Grove had been approved by the city, according to Superintendent Lance Campbell.
    Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Among the top lots from the brand and the overall sale were two pieces.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lot
Noun
  • The chief suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson appears to have dumped something on a pile of trash bags before shooting the UnitedHealthcare chief executive in New York, footage obtained by Newsweek shows.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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