How to Use preload in a Sentence
preload
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The Replicator+ is preloaded with five prints ready to go.
—Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 17 Oct. 2016
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In some cases, the springs (005) are preloaded with shims.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
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The device comes preloaded with a full theme built around the dark side and Kylo Ren.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 12 Dec. 2019
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Choi preloads the reservoir with bacteria and freeze-dries them.
—Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 30 Jan. 2017
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Choi preloads the reservoir with bacteria and freeze-dries them.
—Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 30 Jan. 2017
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To remove any lash in the driveline and to preload the driveshaft and trans with torque, inch up to the line a bit while still holding the brakes.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 July 2017
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So scammers preload the text of the event entry with a phishing link and a short line to entice targets to click.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 June 2019
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Each 3310 came preloaded with the throwback classic, Snake, so the Bothie will have some big shoes to fill.
—Rebecca Dolan, Esquire, 17 Aug. 2017
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All of the software that creates images on your screen is preloaded onto the drive.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2019
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The unit is working to get more Oath apps preloaded in new smartphones, which could boost usage.
—Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
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Maybe a medium preloaded with thousands of years of content.
—Ryan Perry, Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2019
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Scaramucci comes preloaded with one: the Mooch, a play on his Italian surname.
—Rebecca Nelson, Cosmopolitan, 23 July 2017
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The service would come with an app preloaded on AT&T Wireless customers’ smartphones.
—Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 13 June 2018
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But on Thursday, the FDA moved forward with a ban on all preloaded nicotine devices with sweet and savory flavors.
—Nic Garcia, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2020
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Even though beacons are preloaded with $10, some homeless people will not accept one.
—Scott Greenstone, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2018
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The app even has preloaded recipes and temperatures for different meats.
—James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2018
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Android phones come preloaded with Google apps and services, including Search.
—Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
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Cards will be preloaded with your payment and feature the same protections against loss, theft and fraud as a traditional bank account would.
—NBC News, 30 May 2020
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The emulator can run a bunch of operating systems: for the app, it's preloaded with Windows 95.
—Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2018
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Today, Android phones come preloaded with 11 apps, each of which generates revenue for Google in a different way.
—Douglas MacMillan, WSJ, 18 July 2018
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With the app, users preload emergency contacts to be pinged when they are pulled over or confronted by law enforcement officers.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2022
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But in most countries, the official Play store is the main place to get apps, and Google has required device makers to preload the store on phones, which competitors say gives it an unfair advantage.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Safari doesn’t come preloaded with bookmarks to partner websites.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 2 July 2019
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Super Nintendo is hitting stores again this fall, preloaded with vintage games.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2017
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Then step on the brake pedal while adding pressure on the gas pedal to preload the driveline, and right before the maximum amount of boost is available–this metric is displayed in the instrument cluster–release the brakes.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2021
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Nintendo is releasing a gold and red Famicom Mini in Japan that comes preloaded with 20 games that are based on manga, as spotted by Kotaku.
—Shannon Liao, The Verge, 14 May 2018
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Google says its agreements with mobile carriers reduce the prices people pay for phones and allow carriers and device makers to preload their own or other competing apps and app stores.
—Aaron Tilley, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2021
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There are the usual carrier preloaded applications on the AT&T variant, and the unlocked model from Samsung gives you first-party apps preinstalled.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 19 Oct. 2019
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While a surprise U.S. strike might be able to eliminate some of these stockpiles, North Korea’s artillery guns are thought to be preloaded with chemical weapons, allowing them to be deployed instantly.
—Stuart Leavenworth, The Seattle Times, 15 Aug. 2017
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But as the drama proceeds episodically, some of those episodes, artfully constructed and preloaded for significance, founder and go nowhere.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2019
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