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Recent Examples of trainload
Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork.
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.
—Washington Post, 2 May 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.
—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainload
Noun
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The fee is $2 per carload or $5 per SUV or pickup truckload.—
Katie Wiseman,
The Indianapolis Star,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tickets are $5 per carload per day and may be purchased online.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.—
Naledi Ushe,
USA TODAY,
13 Apr. 2023
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Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.—
James Marcus,
WSJ,
4 Nov. 2022
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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
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On April 29 1856, a shipload of camels arrived at the Texas port of Indianola.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
29 Apr. 2024
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Despite reports of the contrary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies hindering humanitarian aid and claims to have facilitated hundreds of truckloads of supplies to Gaza in recent weeks.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Using a truckload of concrete, a plastic swimming pool and steel rebar, the family built its own Stargate in Ashland County, Ohio.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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SpaceX’s Falcon rockets propelled cargo to orbit 133 times in 2024, with one failure, the vast majority of the 145 launches attempted in the U.S. last year and more than half of the 263 worldwide, according to space activity tracker Jonathan McDowell.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Port of Long Beach media relations manager Lee Peterson confirmed that the port’s terminals, main road and rail conduits for cargo are all not impacted by the fires.—
Booth Moore,
WWD,
8 Jan. 2025
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Amazon dropped a boatload of discounts in its fashion department, with tons of top brands getting in on the fun.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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So, too many students find themselves in the worst possible situation – a boatload of debt and no degree to show for it.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
28 Dec. 2024
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More than 60% of respondents said Lunar New Year freight, which consists of spring and summer products, were also frontloaded to avoid any supply chain disruption.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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More than a dozen sawmills have closed in Canada and Oregon, Washington and Northern California as logging operations have struggled with a shortage of skilled labor and higher costs for energy, freight and other inputs.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Trainload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainload. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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