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
When looking for a more sophisticated ensemble, balance out your cargos with a pair of knee-high chunky rain boots to emulate this style.
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Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Pro Club Heavyweight Fleece Cargo Pants These heavyweight cargos are my teen’s go-to for school and weekends.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
Pakistan, which has seen a rapid solar buildout in the past two years, reached an agreement with Qatar to divert twenty-four liquified natural-gas cargoes in 2026 after domestic demand fell—with Pakistan bearing the loss if Qatar sells the cargoes below contract price.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Iranian exporters often transfer cargoes between shadow fleet vessels—at times with the aid of tugboats—in the Persian Gulf and in waters off the coast of Singapore and Malaysia in order to disguise the origin of their cargoes.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Designer Hillary Taymour sent voluminous denim cargos with peplum at the waist down the runway.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Aknvas played with cargos, lacing, ruffles and peplum silhouettes as well.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
The show opened with capri-style cargos, shredded denim, nylon bombers, and denim spliced and tied every which way.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Pro Club Heavyweight Fleece Cargo Pants These heavyweight cargos are my teen’s go-to for school and weekends.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
Pakistan, which has seen a rapid solar buildout in the past two years, reached an agreement with Qatar to divert twenty-four liquified natural-gas cargoes in 2026 after domestic demand fell—with Pakistan bearing the loss if Qatar sells the cargoes below contract price.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Iranian exporters often transfer cargoes between shadow fleet vessels—at times with the aid of tugboats—in the Persian Gulf and in waters off the coast of Singapore and Malaysia in order to disguise the origin of their cargoes.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Designer Hillary Taymour sent voluminous denim cargos with peplum at the waist down the runway.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Aknvas played with cargos, lacing, ruffles and peplum silhouettes as well.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
The show opened with capri-style cargos, shredded denim, nylon bombers, and denim spliced and tied every which way.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargoes
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Of course, physical production already allows storytellers to do this, but AI advocates point out that given the time and budget burdens so many of these period productions would never have gotten made in the first place.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to the company, this reduces inventory burdens, streamlines logistics, and shortens installation timelines.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The company has been generating revenue since shortly after its founding in 2017, hauling loads for customers like Walmart in trucks with human safety drivers at the wheel.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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There are loads of cool details hidden throughout the set, too, with refuelling pipes and a moving bridge that connects the tower to the Orion module.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Cargoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargoes. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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