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Recent Examples of deadweight
The university that once promised to buoy scientific aspirations now feels like a deadweight.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
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The ombudsmen point to impossible care burdens that cause burnout, irregular schedules, lack of training and the difficulty of taking care of seniors who, in previous decades, would have qualified for hospital care.
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The type of exhilarating guard who can shoulder the burden of pulling Sacramento back into relevance.
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From cabin and cargo space to standard tech, the South Korean automaker has completely redesigned its popular midsize three-row SUV for the 2027 model year.
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The truck sustained significant damage, spilling its cargo of beer across the roadway, police said.
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More than 500 vessels are waiting to leave the Gulf, including more than 100 laden tankers and around 100 in ballast that could load new cargo.
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There’s a case for a short-term overpay — say, two years and $50 million — to give Miami enough ballast to salary match in trades later.
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After taking over a freight broker’s account, the criminals then post a fraudulent load listing offering an attractive shipment.
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Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of FDXF with a buy rating and a $186 price target on Wednesday, citing a stronger freight outlook and company-specific opportunities to grow.
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Depending on how full your washing machine is, add up to a cup of it to your regular load and get ready to see the difference.
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Like a true pal, a big pot of it in my refrigerator lightens my load, providing a nourishing meal my whole family loves at a moment’s notice.
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While requiring a fourth crew member, manual loading offers flexibility in ammunition handling and eliminates reliance on a mechanical autoloader.
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That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.
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Metadata provides the context needed to understand how workloads communicate, where traffic is moving and how AI systems behave over time without requiring organizations to analyze every prompt, transaction or data payload individually.
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The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS.
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Whether the Red Sox entertain trade offers for Chapman, who would surely garner a haul even with his recent ineffectiveness, will be one of the biggest questions heading into the deadline.
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In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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