deadweights

plural of deadweight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweights
Noun
  • The impact will likely be uneven, with benefits and burdens distributed differently across regions and roles.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Financial services firms juggle unique regulatory burdens, customer expectations and reputational risk.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Federal agents stopped three boats that were en route to South Florida from the Bahamas and were smuggling large loads of cocaine and dozens of Chinese migrants last week, according to court documents.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • On top of that, the humanoid handled different types of dishwasher loads, from dishes to glasses, adapting itself to execute the task with perfection.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With the weights positioned in front of you together, bring your arms out to the side towards the ceiling.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The classes themselves, with their elegant movements and light weights, are descendants of those acceptable feminine exercises of yore — think of the long tennis skirt swapped for leggings and a cute sports bra.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 15 cargoes of oil, each typically ranging from 700,000 to 1 million barrels, will be loaded from Russia’s Arctic and Black Sea ports – supplies that usually go to India instead of China, given its distance, Xu said.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Since the reduction of Russian gas supplies to Europe, many nations have turned to LNG imports to fill the gap, creating intense competition for available cargoes.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, the current crop of general-purpose humanoids tends to target moderate loads, similar to an average person, because higher payloads complicate balance and actuator sizing.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • SpaceDOTS has developed sensing payloads that can be placed on satellites to capture this data directly.
    Lisa Falco, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of spending hours writing drafts, creators use AI to accelerate workflows, then layer on their own creativity and brand understanding.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Prospects eligible for upcoming NHL drafts were also not included, but they are folded in annually.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Deadweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweights. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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