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
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.
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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
Not long before Oprah showed off her brown cargos, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a navy blue pair with a cropped trench coat.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 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
The 15 cargoes of oil, each typically ranging from 700,000 to 1 million barrels, will be loaded from Russia’s Arctic and Black Sea ports – supplies that usually go to India instead of China, given its distance, Xu said.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Since the reduction of Russian gas supplies to Europe, many nations have turned to LNG imports to fill the gap, creating intense competition for available cargoes.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The downtown/uptown vibe of the models going from cargos to slip crystal dresses brought the Dolce & Gabbana glamour to the streets with a full-on dance party.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
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
Not long before Oprah showed off her brown cargos, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a navy blue pair with a cropped trench coat.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 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
The 15 cargoes of oil, each typically ranging from 700,000 to 1 million barrels, will be loaded from Russia’s Arctic and Black Sea ports – supplies that usually go to India instead of China, given its distance, Xu said.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Since the reduction of Russian gas supplies to Europe, many nations have turned to LNG imports to fill the gap, creating intense competition for available cargoes.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The downtown/uptown vibe of the models going from cargos to slip crystal dresses brought the Dolce & Gabbana glamour to the streets with a full-on dance party.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargoes
Noun
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The strike marks the first time in more than a year that Moscow has unleashed the Oreshnik, which can contain multiple warheads and carry either conventional or nuclear payloads.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with Interesting Engineering, UEL researcher Daehyun Kim explained that SCARABS focuses on exploration reliability rather than experimental payloads.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, vehicle registration fees skyrocketed, taxes and fees on services ramped up and revenues continued to plummet as businesses and residents fled the oppressive burdens.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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So, what started as manageable balances for many people has since transformed into serious financial burdens.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 9 Jan. 2026.
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