1
as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
the cook laded the stew into small bowls
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market
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Recent Examples of lade
Bills of lading still account for some 10 to 30 percent of trade documentation costs.
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Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The world’s largest retailer shipped one quarter of its U.S. imports from India between January and August this year, according to bill of lading figures shared with Reuters by data firm Import Yeti.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
An Air Force plane laden with medical supplies arrived in Russia, which is one of the world's biggest coronavirus hot spots.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 21 May 2020
While dating sites and apps can be convenient ways to meet a special someone, many singles find that the road to love is often laden with potholes and pitfalls.
—Charanna Alexander, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
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Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
The world’s largest retailer shipped one quarter of its U.S. imports from India between January and August this year, according to bill of lading figures shared with Reuters by data firm Import Yeti.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
An Air Force plane laden with medical supplies arrived in Russia, which is one of the world's biggest coronavirus hot spots.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 21 May 2020
While dating sites and apps can be convenient ways to meet a special someone, many singles find that the road to love is often laden with potholes and pitfalls.
—Charanna Alexander, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lade
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The brand also recently launched a Three Cheese Spinach Dip with several layers of Alfredo and spinach, served hot with chips for scooping, according to its website.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There no-multistep baking process or scooping and mashing.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Families can load children into front boxes, while those less comfortable with long distances can rely on electric assistance.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ben Rice’s ground-rule double and a walk to Aaron Judge loaded the bases in the first, and Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly gave New York an instant 1-0 lead.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Our sweet flavorings are sometimes subtle, like the raisins in our picadillo and the pomegranate sauce that’s spooned into bowls of our noodle soup.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Add the white rice to a bowl and spoon the tuna mixture on top.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
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It was filled with a silicon-carbide pre-ceramic polymer and heat-treated to form amorphous silicon carbide.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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An even bigger concern may be whether New York has an in-house center capable of filling the 3C void.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Six months later, the internship — some of which bore all the glamour of scrubbing bird poop and bucketing hundreds of pounds of fish as dolphin food — developed into a full-time gig as a trainer.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Conversations among the passengers and Field School people started to become the focus, the fishing a distraction, and people starting giving the bait buckets nervous looks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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The World Health Organization estimates that one in seven 10–19-year-olds worldwide experiences a mental disorder, accounting for roughly 15% of the global disease burden among youth.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, one of the partners may feel burdened with emotional labor while the other disengages.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Lade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lade. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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