as in payload
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon
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Recent Examples of cargo
Today's rockets are good at hurling cargo and people off planet Earth, but once a spacecraft arrives in orbit, there are several ways to propel it toward more distant destinations.
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Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Arkansas, like other states, has recently worked to tighten its theft laws, even extending to cargo theft.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Fewer ships mean fewer trucks picking up cargo, fewer planes moving goods, and less industrial activity overall.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Arkansas, like other states, has recently worked to tighten its theft laws, even extending to cargo theft.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Fewer ships mean fewer trucks picking up cargo, fewer planes moving goods, and less industrial activity overall.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
Noun
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Weighing roughly 6,500 pounds, the aircraft will have a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds and can be charged in minutes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Failing to do so would drive up uncompensated care costs, shift more Floridians into public programs, and burden employers already grappling with rising costs.—
Brewster Bevis,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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The Trump administration has touted that other countries, particularly China, will bear the burden of tariffs.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Noun
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At Mean Mule, a distillery also in the Crossroads, the grant is helping activate a loading dock located off the alley at the back of their building.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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As trans-Pacific demand is increasing, ocean freight rates on the route continue to skyrocket.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
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This premium covers extra costs such as freight, tariffs, and storage required to deliver aluminum to the U.S. Midwest.—
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CNBC,
4 June 2025
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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