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as in loads
a considerable amount
a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics
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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
amassed—and lost—a wad playing the stock market
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as in to round
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 wad
Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Still numbed by what just took place less than one hour before, Beth sat alone in a chair in the front yard when a woman, stranger to everyone, walked up to her and placed a wad of $20 bills in her palm, then without a word moved on.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Standing in her massive walk-in closet in Manhattan, Gala tapes wads of cash to her body before frantically packing a suitcase.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Noun
Gift cards can feel like a slightly more personal touch than just tossing a wad of bills at your giftee.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Still numbed by what just took place less than one hour before, Beth sat alone in a chair in the front yard when a woman, stranger to everyone, walked up to her and placed a wad of $20 bills in her palm, then without a word moved on.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Sadly, the Lotus Evija X was on track for about two seconds flat before wadding itself up after augering into the safety hay bales that flank the start line of the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
Standing in her massive walk-in closet in Manhattan, Gala tapes wads of cash to her body before frantically packing a suitcase.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
Noun
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Carter also voided leases of large chunks of the campus to UCLA and the private Brentwood School.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Miami relied on its press-zone defense for a large chunk of the game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As announced on its last earnings call, the upcoming Fox direct-to-consumer subscription streaming product will seek to extend the reach of Fox News, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcast network outside of the traditional cable bundle.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Investors have been keen to hear about each company’s next steps as competition ramps up for streaming subscribers and the traditional TV bundle bleeds customers.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With head rounded, Johnny Damon saw his batting average drop twenty-five points.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead of a carbon plate, the Endorphin Speed features a less aggressive nylon plate—and its slightly lower stack of bouncy foam won’t throw you off-balance when rounding sharp turns.—
Lauren Wingenroth,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That seems like a ton to pay a guy who did not even start on his own team last year.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The amount of clothing Americans throw out every year has doubled in the last 20 years, from 7 million to 14 million tons.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This popular brand found at most grocery stores is a bit chewy and has some hunks of fat that don’t cook out, but the hit of fennel is a win.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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On December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a hunk of space rock approximately 828,800 kilometers (515,000 miles) from Earth.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And there seems to be no way out of this world, especially as egomaniacal entrepreneurs like Musk and others fork over small pieces of their vast fortunes to buy up everything from global media to, yes, a president of the United States.—
Kara Swisher,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, family offices have long been seen as the pinnacle of private investment sophistication—highly sophisticated institutional level investors, dedicated to single or small groups of ultra-high-net-worth families to manage their fortunes across generations.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Whether rolling solo or joining all-women travel groups, women jet-setters are making moves, and the travel industry has taken notice.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Essence,
8 Mar. 2025
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Instead, she’s made one of her most sonically challenging and uniform albums yet: a mix of Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Prince and her Fame Monster-era self, rolled into the year’s strongest pop release yet.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mapmakers draw absurd lines, snaking down back alleys to grab small clumps of partisans.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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At some point, researchers believe, those protein clumps start wreaking havoc, damaging and killing brain cells and causing symptoms of dementia.—
Amy Norton,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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