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
And while there are no self-flying planes yet, the team is involved with ongoing trials for autonomous driving for ground handling vehicles, from cargo transport to snowplows.
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Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The new drone can reportedly travel at speeds of up to 60 kph—37 mph—when fully loaded with explosives, or up to 80 kph (50 mph) when not carrying cargo.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
This includes the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which has become the workhorse of global launches, ferrying cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station under contracts with NASA, among many other tasks.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The ship can carry 17,097 tons of cargo, according to the Lake Carriers' Association.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Judith Magyar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The new drone can reportedly travel at speeds of up to 60 kph—37 mph—when fully loaded with explosives, or up to 80 kph (50 mph) when not carrying cargo.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
This includes the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which has become the workhorse of global launches, ferrying cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station under contracts with NASA, among many other tasks.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The ship can carry 17,097 tons of cargo, according to the Lake Carriers' Association.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
Noun
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Earlier this year, SpaceDOTs launched its first payload into orbit on a SpaceX rocket, marking the start of commercial data collection.—
Lisa Falco,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Marketed as a low-cost cruise missile, Crossbow weighs about 750 kilograms (around 1,650 pounds), carries a 300-kilogram (660-pound) modular payload, and can fly more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) at high subsonic speeds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This burden of additional responsibilities and emotional labor with less resources lead many women to feel helpless, leaving divorce as the only escape.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And if your thoughtful request isn’t well received, that’s not your burden.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beyond sports-specific performance metrics, biomechanics research has long shown that altering the properties of playing surfaces changes muscle stiffness, joint loading and range of motion.—
Michael Hales,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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Free reMarkable mobile and desktop apps allow for loading in notes and documents needed for the coming work day.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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The franchise catcher has been load-managed for the sake of keeping him to this point in the season without dealing with a nagging injury.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reportedly, moments later, a tractor-trailer hauling a load of sugar reportedly slammed into the van, ejecting her from the vehicle and pinning her underneath.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The shipper provided the freight forwarder with information about the shipment, including contents, value, destination and recipient, according to the document.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Railroad Administration said that the biggest railroads that deliver more than 90% of the nation’s freight have all been audited on a regular basis.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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