1
as in loads
a considerable amount
a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics
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2
as in chunks
a small uneven mass
a wad of gum stuck to the desk
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as in rounds
to form into a round compact mass
she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
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Recent Examples of wads
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Everyone gathered around to help flip the meat, stuffing wads of lettuce wraps into their cheeks and washing it down with soju.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Use those wads of wrapping paper leftover from a birthday, baby shower, or holiday bash to stuff the bottom and sides of the box and prevent shifting during shipping.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Hanging ornaments with care can be one of the highlights of the holiday season, but untangling wads of string lights is far less enjoyable.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Everyone gathered around to help flip the meat, stuffing wads of lettuce wraps into their cheeks and washing it down with soju.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
But a safe containing fat wads of cash and a large cocaine stash presents an opportunity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wads
Noun
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When using the dishwasher or washing machine, run full loads to maximize usage of the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 Super Bowl had loads of celebrities cheering on their favorite team from the VIP boxes—Jay-Z, Kendall Jenner, Saweetie, Rosé, and Travis Scott among them.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Other companies, including Amazon, Meta, and Pinterest — all of which have made major investments in AI — have recently announced plans to cut significant chunks of their workforce, indicating even more troubling days ahead.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, some emergency routes have huge mountains of snowy ice chunks obstructing more than one lane of the road because the snowplows could not move the snow to the side of the road due to all of the bike lane obstacles .—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Blue Raspberry rounds out the flavor options and delivers 5 grams of micronized creatine that’s proven to increase strength, support muscle growth and improve workout endurance.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Additional casting has yet to be announced as creator Mike White rounds out his Season 4 ensemble.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In January 2018, Cora, a team contingent, and Boston Mayor Marty Wash flew to Puerto Rico to deliver 10 tons of medical supplies, water filtration systems, other necessities, and a monetary donation.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Casey Wasserman, creator of a talent agency behind tons of A-list music artists, actors and sports legends, and Ghislaine Maxwell had a handful of flirtatious email exchanges in 2003, according to documents included in the most recent release by the DOJ.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of storing toilet paper rolls away behind a cabinet door or in the garage, this clever toilet paper stand holds your current roll as well as three extra backups.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
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The way Sandoval rolls her country’s troubled past into a genre plot recalls another recent tropical thriller, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent, although Moonglow lacks the retro artiness of that movie.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These piles will be more durable, Yung said, because they are composed of larger trees, some of which have 12-inch diameter trunks.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Burn piles sit close to the road, left during mitigation efforts by Denver Mountain Parks, which owns a lot of land in the area.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Prevent Blocked Drainage Holes One of Martha's favorite ways to repurpose broken terracotta pots is by placing them in the bottom of her planters to keep drainage holes clear of clumps of dirt or vegetation.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Each team received their shipment of logo balls several weeks ago from the Wilson factory so that equipment managers would be able to properly prepare the footballs for their respective offenses.—
Kristi Scales
Jan. 5,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Place balls 3 inches apart on 3 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 12 cookies per sheet).—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Wads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wads. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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