variants
or cargos
as in payloads
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 cargoes
Iran announced Saturday that Iraq would be exempt from its shipping restrictions in the strait, allowing for as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Guinea …rounded by the Portuguese seaman Gil Eanes (Gilianes) in 1434, and some years later the first cargoes of slaves and gold were brought back to Lisbon.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Any threats to cargoes loaded via Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port would further constrain supplies.
—The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Since February, the carbon removal company Inherit has been delivering CO2 cargoes from the facility to Northern Lights as part of a pilot project.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
The scramble by Asian economies to secure LNG supplies is putting upward pressure on European prices and increasing competition for cargoes from producers outside the Middle East, including the United States, Europe’s largest supplier.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
As Thailand turns to the spot market to bid for costly LNG cargoes, experts warn energy prices will rise as the national subsidy budget is depleted.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The step aims to free up Russian cargoes stranded at sea and ease supply shortages caused by the Iran war.
—Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Guinea …rounded by the Portuguese seaman Gil Eanes (Gilianes) in 1434, and some years later the first cargoes of slaves and gold were brought back to Lisbon.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Any threats to cargoes loaded via Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port would further constrain supplies.
—The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Since February, the carbon removal company Inherit has been delivering CO2 cargoes from the facility to Northern Lights as part of a pilot project.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
The scramble by Asian economies to secure LNG supplies is putting upward pressure on European prices and increasing competition for cargoes from producers outside the Middle East, including the United States, Europe’s largest supplier.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
As Thailand turns to the spot market to bid for costly LNG cargoes, experts warn energy prices will rise as the national subsidy budget is depleted.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The step aims to free up Russian cargoes stranded at sea and ease supply shortages caused by the Iran war.
—Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargoes
Noun
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Named after the infamous Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, these kinds of drones can actively hunt for targets, track them, and then ram into them, detonating their explosive payloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This quite plainly is a group of adult activists foisting their political causes onto the next generation, defining students in their own image, and asking them to carry these burdens for them.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Hrishikesh Rajan, co-founder of TrusTrace, said in a statement that the platform specifically helps small and medium-sized enterprises by eliminating the duplicative reporting burdens that previously strained their resources.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to Archer Western, HDR’s design engineers failed to properly account for wind loads — including hurricane winds — in an initial, partial design for the signature bridge arches that the contractor used to calculate construction costs and time for its bid.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia has increased crude loadings in recent weeks, and strategic petroleum reserves held by major consuming nations like China, could provide some temporary cushioning to the market, Rystad Energy said in a note Sunday.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cargoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargoes. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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