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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
Noun
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However, England and Spain face a much heavier burden.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 June 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
Noun
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In this small guest bathroom, warm metallic finishes act as visual ballast, grounding the hue so the result isn’t overly formal but still packs a surprise.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 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
Noun
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Meanwhile, the country sits at the center of issues Democrats should own; housing costs, insurance, infrastructure strain, transportation, freight, warehousing, public safety, healthcare access, working-class economic anxiety, collapse of trust in institutions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Officials say the change is also designed to improve travel reliability through a key freight and commuter route on the east side of the metro area.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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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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Despite being untrained for the job, surviving Black sailors were ordered to resume ammunition loading weeks later.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The deep water wash or deep fill button is only available on top-loading washers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Carrying modular payloads Each kit includes the R80D SkyRaider drone carrying a selection of chemical, biological, and radiological detection payloads.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 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,
4 June 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 8 Jun. 2026.
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