as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payload
Finally, Ghost deploys its ransomware payload (often named Ghost.exe or Cring.exe) across the network.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The Lancer has the largest payload of conventional weapons in the U.S. Air Force, capable of carrying up to 75,000 pounds of bombs and missiles, according to an official fact sheet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The number of payloads delivered into orbit each year by both state and corporate entities surpassed 2,000 for the first time in the year 2022.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2025
Apollo is the first commercial humanoid robot designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads and safety, Apptronik touts.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The Lancer has the largest payload of conventional weapons in the U.S. Air Force, capable of carrying up to 75,000 pounds of bombs and missiles, according to an official fact sheet.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The number of payloads delivered into orbit each year by both state and corporate entities surpassed 2,000 for the first time in the year 2022.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2025
Apollo is the first commercial humanoid robot designed for friendly interaction, mass manufacturability, high payloads and safety, Apptronik touts.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payload
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Cathay Pacific has been flying cargo flights to Dallas for more than 20 years, but April marks its first passenger flight ever to the city.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
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Six were killed in March 2024 when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed when it was struck by a cargo ship.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alongside the rest of Toronto’s rotation depth, Turnbull and Ureña should help ease the load at the top of the Blue Jays’ rotation.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Because she is paid per load, Helen’s income does not meet the minimum wage when there are too few jobs available.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Regarding color, the Switch 2's screen is an upgrade from the original Switch's LCD; the red in the loading screen appeared well-saturated in our time with the handheld.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Supplementing with 3-5 grams of creatine per day for at least four weeks is just as effective as taking loading doses and is associated with fewer side effects.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Managers are juggling the dual burden of pressure from superiors and the well-being of their teams amid return-to-office mandates, massive layoffs, tariff threats and economic uncertainty.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Shifting financial burdens to states is a general theme of the document, an approach that will ultimately hit the poorest states hardest, even though these had very high percentages of Trump voters.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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“Payload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payload. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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