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as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freight
Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
However, the total market rises to $1.2 trillion by the same year when accounting for trucks, freight, logistics, public transport and agriculture.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 July 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
So Duster has been freighted with heavier elements.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Will County’s largest employer and freight mover is Amazon, which recently built fulfillment centers in Monee, University Park and Matteson, in or adjacent to the study area, according to project documents.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
However, the total market rises to $1.2 trillion by the same year when accounting for trucks, freight, logistics, public transport and agriculture.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Verb
The director’s observation of the mutable contracts between sisters, and even more so, fathers and daughters, is intensely affecting in a movie freighted with melancholy but also leavened by notes of surprising humor.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
So Duster has been freighted with heavier elements.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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With fewer Chinese cargo expected to enter the U.S. in August into the fall months, ocean carriers will be monitoring capacity levels to hold rates up.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
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That's part of the reason, combined with a front-loading of imports by companies, why prices have been slow to rise.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Those new levies rekindled tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatened to raise consumer prices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Garbage trucks will arrive to pick up trash when bins reach fully loaded.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Laughs are loading for this year’s New York Comedy Festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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The burden of trying to fit into India, of forever apologizing for its shortcomings, apologizing for my own Westernization, was suddenly lifted from me.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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In fact, there is something pleasurable in setting down the burdens of the past.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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The song captures Rumi’s internal struggle and her growing uncertainty about the road ahead, marking a shift in her journey from confident leader to someone questioning the cost of it all.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Direct costs are the immediate costs of a specific piece of research; indirect costs are those that cannot be directly connected to a particular project but which are necessary for research.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Then, once the skies were cleared, Israel used its crewed aircraft to strike targets such as the Natanz nuclear facility with an accuracy and payload beyond drones’ capability.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Archway provides a no-obligation offer within 24 hours, can pay cash and close within three days or on a future date of the seller’s choice, and there are no fees or commissions to pay.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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Because of the highest gas taxes in America, plus environmental mandates, Cap-and-Trade fees, and a special fuel blend requirement that makes refining more expensive.—
Melissa Melendez,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Security analysts assume that such explosions are related to the vessel's recent loading at Russian oil export facilities; however, Lloyd's List said that there is no hard evidence to support these theories, making vessel risk assessments difficult for shipowners and operators.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Driving, being in control of all these pallets of Guinness and stacking them, loading [semis] that were going out to various pubs in Northern Ireland.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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