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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweights
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According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026 -
With Claude Tag, Anthropic hopes to ease some of these burdens by simplifying the product and embedding it where companies already operate day-to-day.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Lithium batteries often maintain more consistent performance throughout their charge cycle, a trait that may be noticeable when tackling hills or carrying heavier loads.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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This leads to higher fungal loads.—
Ana V. Longo,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
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Holding light weights in your hands, place one foot on the box and press through your midfoot, extending your hip, and meet your front foot at the top.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
18 June 2026
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The other shift is toward heavier weights.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Many tankers have been diverted to pick up cargoes elsewhere, and crossing oceans to get back to the Mideast can take weeks.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Look for a pair with rich texture, like snakeskin, woven leather, or crocodile print, to dress up a pair of light-wash cargos.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Other items from the ship, including the ballasts that served as counterweights for the human cargo, are remaining on display and will be returned to South Africa in two years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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The platform isn't designed to fly human passengers; it's geared toward the support of research or other payloads that require retrieval after a stint in space, such as pharmaceuticals and other products of orbital manufacturing.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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The company is targeting uncrewed cargo flights as early as 2028, with Tesla’s Optimus robots potentially among the first payloads.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Some mock drafts and predictions have him being selected near the end of Round 1.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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As Spielberg explained to Ain't It Cool in 2011, Shaw helped shape and trim it down after a few drafts of the speech were penned by writer Howard Sackler and filmmaker John Milius.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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“Deadweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweights. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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