as in loads
a considerable amount
the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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Recent Examples of truckload
The willingness to spend truckloads on both Democratic and Republican candidates makes clear that the industry is using a carrot-and-stick strategy.
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
The operatives were driving a truckload of weapons, which was destroyed, when they were targeted in the strike.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Megalopolis By now anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows that Francis Ford Coppola spent a truckload of his own money to bring a long-germinating dream to life with Megalopolis, the story of a futuristic America on the brink of the same fate that befell the Roman Empire.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
Moving trucks, dual axles, trailers, haulers, stake-bed trucks and truckloads larger than 3/4 ton are not permitted.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
The operatives were driving a truckload of weapons, which was destroyed, when they were targeted in the strike.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Megalopolis By now anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows that Francis Ford Coppola spent a truckload of his own money to bring a long-germinating dream to life with Megalopolis, the story of a futuristic America on the brink of the same fate that befell the Roman Empire.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
Moving trucks, dual axles, trailers, haulers, stake-bed trucks and truckloads larger than 3/4 ton are not permitted.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truckload
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Winning Super Bowls and putting up a ton of points with New England.John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Blue Origin says this rocket—named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth—can carry almost 50 tons of payload to low Earth orbit and put more than 14 tons into geostationary orbit.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
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More than a dozen Latin American countries have signed onto the Belt and Road Initiative after Panama, and Chinese influence in Central and South America continues to grow.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Then President Trump will have to undertake a two-and-a-half-month campaign with a dozen or more mass rallies to explain the bill to the American people.Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Less than a week after their game ended with a slew of fights in the final seconds, Tuesday’s game featured five different scuffles — twice resulting in matching fighting majors and twice in matching roughing minors.Jimmy Golen, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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President-elect Trump is expected to launch his second term with a slew of executive orders — 100 in 100 days.Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Knowing that we grown-ups need some relaxing hands-on fun from time to time, too, the brand has dropped a bunch of Lego sets for adults in the past few years, including recreations of famous works of art.Clint Davis, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Wear layers and get cozy on the couch under a pile of blankets.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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To help determine what to put in the no pile, consider using the 90/90 decluttering rule.Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
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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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Because the value of Indian Creek land has increased so much, the owner of the empty lot switched his strategy from wanting the land for a house to wanting to sell it as an investment, according to Reznik and Rudoy.Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square have over 5,000 parking spots located curbside, in municipal surface lots and garages, and private lots and garages, according to the town.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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While most Americans know little about it, renewable energy technologies, as well as electric vehicles and batteries, require enormous quantities of metals.Duncan Money / Made by History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Focus on quality over quantity—meaningful connections are far more valuable than an extensive but superficial network.Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truckload. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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