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as in loads
a considerable amount
a starlet who usually gets a big wad of publicity for her nonstop antics
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as in bundle
a very large amount of money
amassed—and lost—a wad playing the stock market
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as in to round
to form into a round compact mass
she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
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Recent Examples of wad
Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
For more target games, set out cups on a table and try to toss a ping pong ball, yarn pom-pom, or wad of paper into the cups.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 29 July 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
Some have the familiar mushroom shape of a stalk and a cap, but others resemble fluorescent corals, wads of clear brown jelly, brilliant yellow buttons — bizarre forms visible to the naked eye for only a brief window while the organisms release their spores.
—Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Noun
Why was this tool—a small disposable wad of cotton with the sole function of absorbing blood, aiding my ability to move freely with no setbacks just as the boys on my team do—shameful and wrong?
—Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024
For more target games, set out cups on a table and try to toss a ping pong ball, yarn pom-pom, or wad of paper into the cups.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 29 July 2024
Verb
Standing in her massive walk-in closet in Manhattan, Gala tapes wads of cash to her body before frantically packing a suitcase.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
Some have the familiar mushroom shape of a stalk and a cap, but others resemble fluorescent corals, wads of clear brown jelly, brilliant yellow buttons — bizarre forms visible to the naked eye for only a brief window while the organisms release their spores.
—Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wad
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Checking Your Malware Protection Anti-Malware makes up the biggest chunk of the security score, worth 30 points.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The three states account for 44 electoral votes, a large chunk of the 93 electoral votes that the seven battleground states make up.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even the first-gen Spinn coffee maker is nearly $50 more than the Aiden + Ode bundle.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Eat for less:ALDI's Thanksgiving dinner bundle is its lowest price in 5 years: How families can eat for less Target Thanksgiving meal deal:Target's Thanksgiving meal deal is $5 cheaper than last year: Here's what's included When is Thanksgiving 2024?Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Apple strudel, black forest torte, pies and cookies round out the desserts.Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alongside Johnson, Evans and Simmons, 69, Lucy Liu, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Nick Kroll and Kiernan Shipka round out the cast of the upcoming film.Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Inspiron 16 Plus is a genuine hunk of a laptop.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
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Inspired by dystopian science fiction, the hulking hunk of unpainted metal barely squeezes into a lane of traffic and encases its driver in a (sort of) bulletproof tank that’s easily mistaken for a weapon of war.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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The two-part title story tells of a husband and wife who fled Mexico after the husband made a fortune by skimming from his job in the public works department.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Those making these gifts are spending down fortunes that a thriving market economy can deliver.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Before the pandemic, venture capital money rolled into TPC.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Many observers are confounded by voters’ willingness to roll the dice and reelect the intemperate Donald Trump as president.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Golden mussel takeovers in other countries have shown that the species can grow in clumps or colonies containing as many as 80,000 to 200,000 organisms per square meter.Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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There is a rapid onset of hair loss, causing people to lose clumps of hair, usually on the sides of the scalp.Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Wad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wad. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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