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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 is associated with carrying or holding weight. Think of a load of laundry or a car load of people.
- Lode relates to mining and natural deposits, like a lode of gold or silver. Imagine a lode of treasure hidden underground.
- Use load when youre referring to something heavy or burdensome, and reserve lode' for rich veins of minerals in the earth.
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