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Recent Examples of deadweight
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.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 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
Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Forcing domestic production via a tariff would have resulted in deadweight loss.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 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
Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Forcing domestic production via a tariff would have resulted in deadweight loss.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
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European participation is essential to increase legitimacy, improve enforcement, and reinforce the principle that Europe must carry more of the burden for European security.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Players are allowed to want to play at a time slot that maximizes their chances for winning; pushing for scheduling that benefits the women’s tour shouldn’t have to be their burden to bear during a Grand Slam.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Noun
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My cargo capri pants have a flexible waistband for easy sitting in cramped plane seats, while my breezy jumpsuit is a one-and-done casual outfit.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The Outback continues to balance passenger comfort with true utility thanks to its 60/40 split-folding rear seatbacks, multi-use cargo area and substantial roof rail system capable of supporting up to 800 pounds of static load capacity.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Some of it was used as ballast to pave the streets of London.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The species first turned up, probably from the ballast water or hull of a foreign ship, state officials say, in October 2024 in the Port of Stockton.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The cost of moving goods across borders is no longer about freight and tariffs only.—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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According to a market analysis from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), supply chain adjustments and elevated shipping uncertainty kept time-sensitive freight demand steady despite the sequential softening of global trade indicators.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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This means that a small engine can handle immense power loads without generating wasteful heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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In that way, public adjusters might help lighten a load for an insurance company employee by clearing away some of the clutter in a claim with the client.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Upgraded features include enhanced on-and-off loading, including the ability for families to roll strollers directly into the glass cabin with ease.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Designed with a front-loading ramp, the craft allowed troops, vehicles, and supplies to land directly onto beaches during amphibious assaults.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Another was to diversify revenue beyond just shooting payloads into orbit.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Writers have cast their nets into that fertile current and brought up a rich haul of fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The newsmagazine generated between $67 million and $69 million in advertising revenue in both 2024 and 2025 according to data from iSpot, and commanded the 11th biggest haul of ad dollars of any show on CBS last year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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