Thesaurus results for DEADWEIGHT

deadweight

noun

Definition of deadweight

as in burden

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Recent Examples of deadweight The university that once promised to buoy scientific aspirations now feels like a deadweight. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Next comes some fancy piloting, the detachment of the thrusters, and then the scavenger ship is effectively so much deadweight in space, at least for now. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025 That was the point where Sunderland began to fall off the Premier League cliff-edge, and Ndong was a deadweight to hasten their demise. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower than the 2019-22 average by deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for deadweight

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Noun

Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Unloading about the time-travel stuff is important, but what really lifts some of the burden from Julia’s shoulders is being able to talk about Claire with Davina.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

Amazon frequently purchases warrants and takes stakes in its suppliers, including semiconductor firm Astera Labs, air cargo contractor ATSG, green hydrogen supplier Plug Power and grocery distributor Spartan Nash.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The Yampu's pack is optimized for a different task, the high-frequency demands of its bulk cargo shuttle routine.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

That means multiple family members can drive the same kart, and if there’s a minimum weight requirement in your class, there’s space for 33 pounds (15 kilograms) of ballast.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
Moss-Bachrach, grizzled and heartbreaking as the father, gives the film its ballast.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballast

Noun

Skou pointed to freight forwarding giant DSV, which uses drones to move spare parts to offshore wind farms and between data centers.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
There, Joby demonstrated how autonomous aircraft could eventually support freight operations at a major logistics hub.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

Even when port maneuvering and unloading on diesel power, the battery helps reduce the load on the engines.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
So even though Williams, 27, is one of the team’s top players, no one from coaching or training staff has approached him (and his 80 career games) about load management.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Sports stars, celebrities and business heavyweights could enter from an interior loading dock area to a blue carpet backstage, allowing access into the club without having to navigate the crowds.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The White House announced Arcade on social media with a series of animations parodying Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo loading screens.

— Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026