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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight

Noun

Thinking about other options that can relieve some of the burden on you is also a loving act.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

Russian attacks on cargo vessels have severely disrupted Kyiv's exports, hurting its economy and threatening global supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The reality, however, appears to be that Isaacman does not want to cede any more time in this race and is thus pushing for as many cargo and crew missions as possible to the Moon as soon as possible.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

News outlets want access restored Previous judicial rulings appear to offer ballast to CNN, MSNOW and Politico's legal argument.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
No 'immediate' return to 60/40 In addition to income, bonds may also provide ballast in broader portfolio.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballast

Noun

The freight push dovetails with Gulf governments’ longer-running ambition to link the peninsula’s cities by passenger rail, a plan the war has made more urgent.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Multiple companies, including Microsoft and Pepsi, joined together to request the diesel-less freight movers.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

The museum has drawn loads of applause but also plenty of criticism, mostly for its lack of context via wall text, and for displaying art that not everyone agrees should be elevated.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The work is to keep asking, at every new scale, which of your commitments are still load-bearing, and to notice the moment one of them is not.

— Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of load

Noun

Researchers will also study hydrogen-loading parameters and perform isotopic-ratio measurements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Once those stocks are depleted and if the pipeline remains closed, loadings could begin to slip, while replacement cargoes from the Americas or West Africa can take more than a month to reach Asia.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of loading

Noun

Lightweight Compression Socks Flight attendants, pilots, and frequent fliers swear by Physix Compression Socks for staying comfortable on long-haul flights and busy travel days.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
In one of two brief speaking appearances during the hearing, Paramount lawyer Joshua Holian played up the value of Miramax, citing Scary Movie‘s nine-figure haul at the box office this year.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026