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Recent Examples of deadweight
Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
So, in certain industries, the risk of outsourcing may well outweigh the deadweight loss resulting from tariffs or any other form of free trade barriers.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
So, in certain industries, the risk of outsourcing may well outweigh the deadweight loss resulting from tariffs or any other form of free trade barriers.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
Noun
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Many families say such features still put too great a burden on parents and teens to ensure a safe online experience and hope the trials could lead to new online safety legislation.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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That burden does not fade with time.—
Peter Blair,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Blue Origin New Glenn carrying Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), a single-launch, lunar cargo lander that remains on the surface.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ninety percent of our cargo comes from Asia.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Navy divers found 330 packages of cocaine hidden in the boat’s ballast tanks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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It would have been used as cap ballast in an Antetokounmpo trade.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Transit agencies and freight carriers want lighter rolling stock to cut fuel use.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Further reductions are expected to come from shifting transport away from air freight toward sea freight.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But with the other two gone, can Leonard carry the load?—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous aircraft can move smaller loads more discreetly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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City workers worked fast to clear the block, loading tents, pallets, chairs and refuse into the dump truck.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Front-loading machines may have a small door on the front panel, or a mesh cover may be placed at the end of the drainage hose to trap lint.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Long story short, orbital payloads had to be kept as small as possible if the rockets of the day could lift them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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As of October 2026, the payloads are Astrolab’s FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover, Astrobotic’s own CubeRover, and several additional payloads to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Laniege Lip Mask One of my mom’s underrated flight comfort rules is keeping lips hydrated, especially on long-haul or overnight flights.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The suspect is accused of smashing a window at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in the early hours of Friday morning, before making off with the ancient haul.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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