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 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 Red Sox squandered a golden opportunity early, loading the bases in the top of the first and coming away empty handed, but made up for it with a big second inning.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
In a market where production costs and inflation are already rising, loading ever more rigid obligations onto a single group of players is not a sustainable way to fund French stories.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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The aesthetic is a play on laidback, beachy style with colorful prints and floral motifs, plus a level of versatility that makes packing a carry-on for your next vacation as effortless as letting your hair air dry after a swim.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
Patriot Front’s other chief notoriety comes from packing members in the back of U-Haul trucks after a 2025 march in Kansas City, Missouri, prompting the company to ban several of its members for violating U-Haul’s rental policy.

— Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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This time, the smiles, the hugs, the radiant joy filling Atlanta Stadium could have powered the entire state of Georgia.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Tacori skipped the orderly line of a tennis necklace, arranging mixed-cut diamonds in two close rows with smaller stones filling the narrow spaces between them.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

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