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as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freight
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
No other metro has freight rail infrastructure at this scale.
—Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In 2026, shifting consumer expectations and rising freight costs have led online retailers to rethink where — and how — their products ship.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
No other metro has freight rail infrastructure at this scale.
—Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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In the waters off Singapore, a recently uncovered a shipwreck with a huge cargo of blue-and-white porcelain is shedding light on the storied Chinese craft produced during the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Massive cargo ships arrive daily from Asia, Europe and both coasts of the United States.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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The report estimates that the average selling price of smartphones will rise 14% this year to an all-time high of $523, while manufacturers will no longer be able to make phones that cost less than $100.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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There’s nothing quite like the thrill of snagging hard-to-find items (sometimes from designer brands) for a fraction of the original price.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Find a public parking spot, load up your beach day essentials, and prepare to soak up all the wonders of the surf, sun, and sand.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Hurricanes loaded the bases, and Braylan West drove in two runs with a go-ahead double.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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But prevention alone will not offset the cumulative burden of chronic disease that’s already embedded in the American population.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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The burden of those administrative costs — which made up 79% of all spending for the program in the county’s last fiscal year — far exceeds what is seen in the broader health care system, where administrative costs often account for up to 40% of total spending.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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That will add hours to those flights and consume additional fuel, adding to the costs airlines will have to absorb.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The watchdog agency’s panel recommended Friday that the costs of the proceedings be taxed against Peffer, in addition to the 30-day suspension, public reprimand and fine.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Of over 17,000 payloads launched into space, only six will escape the Solar System’s gravity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the upper stage ran out of propellant shortly before reaching its target deployment orbit, and the payload was lost.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Council was able to avoid layoffs, balancing its billion dollar budgets by slashing vacant positions and hiking fees for parking and other programs, in those years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kharg Island has numerous loading berths, jetties, remote mooring points and tens of millions of barrels of crude storage capacity.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The market provides free carry-out services for loading zones and cars parked in the three lots immediately surrounding the grounds.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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