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
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.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighting
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Aramco has been redirecting oil cargoes to Red Sea facilities on Saudi Arabia’s west coast to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, with eight supertankers loading from the area this month.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yes, blueberries are great, but the key isn’t loading up on a single fruit.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
7 Mar. 2026
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Laundry Detergent Sheets Part of what makes believing in the power of carry-on packing only for longer trips difficult is the challenge of having clean clothes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Fill the hole gently, without packing the soil tightly around the roots.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Oil storage tanks are filling up across the region, analysts say, since exports have all but stopped due to the Iranians effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dreamers has flat spots here and there, but its messianic clarity never has trouble filling the room.—
Brian Howe,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Freighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighting. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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