busload

[ buhs-lohd ]

/ ˈbʌsˌloʊd /

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an amount or number as great as a bus can hold.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

A busload of Republican election observers had arrived at the TCF Center, where votes were being tallied.
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Why do Germans, who are better organized and wealthier than Italians, visit Italy by the busload just to eat?
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And “Busload Of Faith” in which the perpetually cranky Reed notes that “you need a busload of faith to get by.”
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They came by the busload from every corner of the country—including liberal South Jerusalem—singing "O Redeemer, come to Zion."
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Still, the busload of Japanese tourists in our hotel all seemed to have signed up for the Petra by Night show.
Petra by Night|David Frum|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like all family reunions, this meeting has a ton of laughs, a few tears, and a busload of drama.
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They were so much quieter and more dignified than the rollicking busload of which I made one.
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