wagonload

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Recent Examples of wagonload Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023 Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload. James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022 Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021 Sometimes Natives and newcomers, the white families lurching in by the wagonload as the century turned, coexisted. Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 A few weeks later, an eager group of 40 middle schoolers from the St Joseph’s Camp S*MILE summer program also lent a hand and set a summer record by gathering three wagonloads of corn during their visit to First Fruits Farm. Melissa Whatley, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2019 And there are still two wagonloads of hay In the cut fields that need to be brought in Out of the risks of the weather, Bales well-cured and dry, sweet stuff. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 11 Mar. 2018 The name, however, has a longer history because the location once housed the Cuban restaurant Victor’s Cafe; near the front door there’s still a mural of oxen pulling a wagonload of sugar cane. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018 Harvey’s was serving 500 wagonloads of the tasty bivalves a week. John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wagonload
Noun
  • Three carloads of Crips headed for Club 662.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The formation of an intercontinental railroad would ideally cut down transit times, particularly by reducing interchange points, where carloads and containers are moved from one railroad to the other.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trainload of passengers, now kitted out for a jungle excursion, stepped out into tropical heat and loaded into a caravan of open-air jeeps to explore the park.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
  • North Korea delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition, including millions of artillery rounds and ballistic missiles and launchers, in direct violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
    Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Because his guys have swallowed a truckload of Lindsay olives.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • About a year ago, North Beach was seeded with about 37,000 cubic yards of sand from the Santa Ana River, with truckloads hauling the material in and spreading it out.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Dream Chaser is designed to deliver cargo and eventually people to orbit, landing as gently as a commercial airliner.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The average cargo ship produces a steady rumble between about 20 and 200 hertz, roughly the same low-frequency band as a bass speaker, at a volume that’s on par with a chainsaw at close range.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Falling freight rates have been a byproduct of the slowing container demand, with Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) measuring a 3 percent weekly decline to $2,044 per 40-foot container.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the team has mitigated what would have been an unmanageable $180 million hit by rebalancing sourcing away from China, renegotiating vendor terms and optimizing freight.
    John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sagapolutele, one of a boatload of questions about this team entering the season, emphatically answered with an impressive debut performance.
    Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Over the next 10 days, boatloads of A-list talent will disembark for what is set to be the most high-wattage celebration of cinema on the Lido in recent memory.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Wagonload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wagonload. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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