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verb

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1
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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2
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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load

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noun

ˈlōd How to pronounce load (audio)
1
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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2
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
Verb
Duran finally put an end to the chaos when the Red Sox loaded the bases with one out in the 11th, crushing his second career grand slam 412 feet to center field. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Jahmai Jones drew a walk to load the bases, and Abreu was forced out at home on Andruw Monasterio's grounder. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
Attorneys for Duke have defended the proposal, saying its consumer protections ensure large load consumers will bear their full cost of service. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 With a suffocating debt and pension load, and another looming budget deficit, Chicago cannot afford incoherence on this important fiscal and social issue. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for load
Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
  1. burden
  2. fill
  3. loading
  4. ton
  5. weight
  6. pack
  7. payload
  8. lot
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Fed policy uncertainty, the Middle East situation, and an earnings season burdened with high expectations could all act as catalysts for fresh turbulence.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The two deaths linked to measles that Pennsylvania health officials announced this week set off a flurry of political sparring, misinformation and confusion that only added to the tension over the country’s highest measles burden in 35 years.
    — Jason Kane, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • Similar to the Army, SAE was filled with young men from all walks of life; every economic background, faith, and ethnicity were represented.
    — Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Their vehicles are packed with animal triage kits filled with supplies to treat injuries and wounds.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fill
Noun
  • And fourth, each moved fast, front-loading the painful medicine of store closures, marketplace cleanups, and resetting Wall Street expectations immediately upon taking over, rather than kicking the can down the road, letting problems fester.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Fix the curbs and loading zones around these facilities, which the comptroller’s own data identifies as the crash problem.
    — Jessica Walker, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of loading
Noun
  • One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, the Swiss village of Blatten was completely buried after a glacier collapsed, sending millions of tons of ice and rock down mountainside.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ton
Verb
  • City restaurants remain heavily weighted toward lunch, while suburban locations can approach an even lunch-dinner split and draw more families, prompting NAYA to add kids’ meals and develop family meals.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Indicative review files for the frontier series begin publishing on September 2, which is the point at which weights replace estimates.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of weight
Verb
  • Available in 12 colors, these jeans pack a ton of versatility.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • High-Protein Nuts and Seeds Nuts and seeds are packed with protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • However, this gets an all-new rear suspension with leaf springs; that setup allows for a greater payload than a typical torsion beam axle.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of payload
Noun
  • The villa sits on a rare double lot property within Amanpuri’s private Phuket peninsula.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • City officials say the market can continue operating in the City Hall lot temporarily, but the market hopes to be in a different location soon.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Load.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/load. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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