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  • present tense form of load (3rd person singular).
  • plural of load.
Synonyms

loads

British  
/ ləʊdz /

plural noun

  1. (often foll by of) a lot

    loads to eat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    loads better

    thanks loads

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Increasing AI-related debt loads signal that the opportunity tied to the buildout “is still very large,” according to Yoshioka at Wealth Enhancement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

But some grid operators elsewhere are already seeing overwhelming loads, such as the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection that expects about 40% to be added to its total demand, largely from data centers, by 2035.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Trucking rates are climbing after four years in which carriers were squeezed by a combination of too many trucks on the road and not enough loads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"In this parish, 31% of children are living in poverty. There is intergenerational poverty from families like mine who haven't had loads of money passed down," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“There was loads of people still around in their gardens.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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