freighted

past tense of freight

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of freighted The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning. Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 Mia Gonzales-Swinton stood on a Dover Air Force tarmac freighted with grief, keeping her 4-year-old daughter close in front of her. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Russell said that his battery from his Canadian GP retirement is still being sea-freighted back to Mercedes’ F1 base in the United Kingdom. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 27 June 2026 That night was freighted with meaning; a win could set the team up for potential advancement, while a loss could dim those hopes. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Typical of rape survivors, black women were freighted with a particular kind of animus. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 Take 25 Hours, in Long Island City, for example, which is freighted with a depressing ambience that is equal parts chemistry lab and subterranean grotto. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 But that’s also because the performances are so heavily freighted with character, so to speak, that the humanity of the whole often gets shrouded in so many fantastical layers. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Scenes are freighted with Easter eggs and inside jokes around game plot points that FNAF fanatics were already endlessly discussing across Discord, Reddit, Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram. Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighted
Verb
  • San Diego loaded the bases with one out before Rengifo doubled to right for a 3-1 lead.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday, his only real trouble was in the fifth inning, when a soft single, a line drive and a bunt hit loaded the bases with one out.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Here, they’re filled with crab and served as a starter, or with goat's milk ice cream and local honey for dessert.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Freighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighted. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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