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
The report found that 17 percent of teens like cargo jeans and 16 percent like flare jeans.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Hartnett holds his own up and down the aisles, through the cargo hold, and into the bathroom, making use of the space and tools within his vicinity.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
According to FlightAware data, there were several commercial and cargo flights that landed between 3:07 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. EDT, however no safety or mechanical issues have been reported on those flights.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
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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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Hartnett holds his own up and down the aisles, through the cargo hold, and into the bathroom, making use of the space and tools within his vicinity.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
According to FlightAware data, there were several commercial and cargo flights that landed between 3:07 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. EDT, however no safety or mechanical issues have been reported on those flights.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
Noun
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Neutron is Electron's medium-lift successor, built for larger payloads and national security missions.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 May 2025
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SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Benson is opposed to adding new burdens to the front end of registration for millions of voters.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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In the end, the burden of due diligence falls on the traveler.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The Naugatuck train station is a small plexiglass box with a single bench, a lone dot in the expanse of the concrete parking lot, just across from the loading dock of a post office.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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There’s a small receiving room for customers to pick up or drop off bottles and a loading dock for the larger orders.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Being at an all-inclusive resort helped ease my mental load, which often becomes overwhelming.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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Having an unquestionably talented scorer like Ogunbowale (22.2 points per game in 2024) will help ease the load off Paige Bueckers, who averaged 19.9 points per game in her senior season at UConn.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Trucking was just emerging from a three-year freight recession brought on by the pandemic.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Shorter logistics chains cut freight expenses, shrink working-capital needs, and reduce scope-3 emissions.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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