deadweights

plural of deadweight

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Noun
  • More than 57,000 Louisville households face high energy burdens, defined by more than 6% of income going toward energy bills, the report found.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Opponents argue that judges already have tools to effectively deny bail and say that people who are presumed to be innocent would be in jail longer, creating financial and personal burdens.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many kitchen stores sell pie weights, oven-safe ceramic or metal balls that are used for this purpose.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • These items were then given individual weights for their effect on the total score.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Designer Hillary Taymour sent voluminous denim cargos with peplum at the waist down the runway.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Not long before Oprah showed off her brown cargos, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a navy blue pair with a cropped trench coat.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The new version will be used for Starship’s first orbital flights and will help SpaceX test key procedures, such as transferring fuel and carrying payloads into space, SpaceX officials wrote in a post following Monday’s test.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Twenty-ounce domestic drafts are $10 at most food stands.
    Lori Punko, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Weather stripping goes around the base and sides of your door to reduce drafts.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Deadweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweights. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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