FREIGHTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

freighting

verb

present participle of freight

as in loading

to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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Recent Examples of freighting By 2011, Delicias Import was freighting at least four full containers. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing. — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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The Sox right fielder walked on the next pitch, loading the bases with two outs in the 10th, but Tristan Peters grounded out to first to end the threat.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Lucas Erceg was picked to close but was yanked for Steven Cruz after loading the bases with no outs in 14 pitches.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

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Inspectors now have less of a presence in the orchards, which are located in isolated hills where armed groups operate with little interference, and concentrate on packing plants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
That makes packing a separate charging brick or adapter for every device especially unnecessary.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

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Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Tender cuts of meat, spicy cucumber salads, and lobster mac and cheese are rich but not overpowering, satisfying but not overly filling, and beautifully presented.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

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