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Load vs. Lode
Load
/ləʊd/Examples:
Television's loaded with no-talent performers.The rest of the day was spent loading the truck.They were armed with full war loads of thermonuclear weapons.
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This word has no antonymsLode
Examples:
Trekkers stumbled upon a hidden lode of amethyst gems.The explorers uncovered a rich lode of insight in ancient texts.His talent became a lode for creative inspiration.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Load has the letter a, as in load a van, which indicates carrying weight.
- Lode has the letter e, similar to stone, which is found underground.
- Both words sound the same, but load is about carrying, and lode is about finding.
- Think of load with a involved in activities like lifting.
- Remember lode with e, as it often involves discovering valuable resources underground.
- Load relates to physical or metaphorical weight, while lode is about a source of wealth.
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