load of laundry

noun phrase

: the amount of laundry that is placed into a washing machine
I need to do a load of laundry.

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Instead, their role is to add fragrance and freshness to a load of laundry. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025 One reviewer, who wore them on a three-week vacation to India, wrote that their beige pair looked clean again after throwing them in with a regular load of laundry. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2025 Seaman likened the situation to a water pipe that needs to be large enough to support the highest flow that a customer demands, such as washing a load of laundry, running the dishwasher and drawing a bath at the same time. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024 Imagine a family juggling daily tasks — parents running a load of laundry while cooking dinner as the kids do their homework on several computers. Mary Dipboye, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 Instead of automatically filling the detergent measuring cup to the brim and adding it to your load of laundry, consult our guide to using the correct dose of detergent every time. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024 Tackle Laundry Each Day Avoid overflowing hampers by giving your washer a workout with a load of laundry each day. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 Kootenai County District Court One of the more intriguing clues, say investigators, was a load of laundry mid-cycle in the dryer. Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024 Nearly half of remote workers multitask on work calls or complete household chores like unloading the dishwasher or doing a load of laundry, according to the SurveyMonkey poll of 3,117 full-time workers in the US. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024

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“Load of laundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/load%20of%20laundry. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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