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as in cargoes
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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2
as in prices
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in loads
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freights
Noun
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Not long before Oprah showed off her brown cargos, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a navy blue pair with a cropped trench coat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Aknvas played with cargos, lacing, ruffles and peplum silhouettes as well.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While these prices are great as is, Prime members can save even more with member-exclusive discounts.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Scores of employees put their houses on the market at once, causing prices to drop and sales to slow.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ensure your site loads quickly and works across devices.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to Gosselin, this opens the door to developing larger-scale models suitable for heavier payloads or broader applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Several companies, including Ace Hardware and power tool makers Milwaukee Tool and STIHL, have supported the New York measure as a way to help offset the costs of lawn care companies replacing older equipment.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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But considering how much a single lymphatic massage costs, this has paid for itself in a matter of weeks.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Critics of the way the administration is handling immigration enforcement have raised concerns that holding people without criminal convictions or charges unnecessarily burdens the system and pulls undocumented immigrants away from their families.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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As more states move to reduce and phase out their income taxes in the coming years, the lack of an income tax becomes less of an advantage, making the need to address relatively high property tax burdens more imperative.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All entry fees are paid back in prize money.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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With franchise values skyrocketing, expansion fees could reach $2 billion.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Freights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freights. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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