deadweights

Definition of deadweightsnext
plural of deadweight

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Noun
  • Meanwhile, vehicle registration fees skyrocketed, taxes and fees on services ramped up and revenues continued to plummet as businesses and residents fled the oppressive burdens.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
  • So, what started as manageable balances for many people has since transformed into serious financial burdens.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
  • In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.
    Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Roser also recommends wearing these vests for moves where having weights in your hands is challenging, such as side lunges, side squats, and sumo squats.
    Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Honda will position batteries on the platform around the center of vehicles instead of at the rear, and adjust load-bearing for different vehicle weights using fewer unique parts.
    Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • When looking for a more sophisticated ensemble, balance out your cargos with a pair of knee-high chunky rain boots to emulate this style.
    Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Cheaper options or knock-offs tend to come with flimsy sockets, buzzing ballasts, or unreliable switches, which can make rooms look cheap or dated far sooner than expected and even create fire hazards.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The strike marks the first time in more than a year that Moscow has unleashed the Oreshnik, which can contain multiple warheads and carry either conventional or nuclear payloads.
    Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In an interview with Interesting Engineering, UEL researcher Daehyun Kim explained that SCARABS focuses on exploration reliability rather than experimental payloads.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That’e one out of 43 from six drafts.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Raiders fans are already looking ahead to 2026 mock drafts.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Deadweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweights. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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