as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freighted
Demna’s work was hugely politically freighted at times, and Piccioli has spoken out, particularly on conservative views about women, in the past.
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Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Once ignored, it is suddenly freighted with meaning.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
But The Paper, the new series from Office co-creator Greg Daniels and comedy veteran Michael Koman, arrives freighted with the baggage of an entire sitcom movement.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
But not all dumb dumb culture is entirely disposable, and not all escapism needs to be freighted with meaning to justify its place.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Once ignored, it is suddenly freighted with meaning.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
But The Paper, the new series from Office co-creator Greg Daniels and comedy veteran Michael Koman, arrives freighted with the baggage of an entire sitcom movement.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
But not all dumb dumb culture is entirely disposable, and not all escapism needs to be freighted with meaning to justify its place.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighted
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Matt Priest, president and CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association, said in a telephone interview that many of the footwear products firms front loaded in early pre-tariff deliveries — particularly in women’s shoes — have sold through.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Bills may be able to find impact players in the secondary and/or the receivers room, though the market on the defensive interior is considerably less loaded in 2025.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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So, on the night after the murder, the town’s streets were filled with anguished cries from the Inuit—wails of loss and pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the truth is, there is nothing better than a buffet table filled with pies.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Freighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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