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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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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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Iran announced Saturday that Iraq would be exempt from its shipping restrictions in the strait, allowing for as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026 -
An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.—
Patrick Sykes,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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An extended strike threatened to disrupt the industry, which could ultimately drive up prices, said Jennifer Martin at Colorado State University’s animal sciences department.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices have surged since the United States and Israel struck Iran at the end of February, unleashing a war that has run for more than a month and effectively closed the key shipping artery.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes a quiz page loads slowly, and completing quizzes requires excessive clicking.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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This app generates a virtual computer, which then loads a computer operating system such as Microsoft’s flagship.—
Dwight Silverman,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Named after the infamous Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, these kinds of drones can actively hunt for targets, track them, and then ram into them, detonating their explosive payloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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At a time when festivals like Sol Blume, Goldensky and Breakaway have been cancelled or postponed, citing costs or unforeseen circumstances, Channel 24 credits the Sacramento community as the key to their success.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Putting even a small piece of trash in the recycling stream or non-compostable items in the compost bin can require additional effort to re-sort at processing facilities, which increases costs and energy usage, or contaminates the entire process altogether, ultimately creating more trash.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Writing for the Court, Gorsuch rejected Jackson’s core argument that Colorado’s law merely regulates professional conduct and only incidentally burdens speech.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, some lawmakers and advocates say the proposal disproportionately burdens the electricity sector at a moment when utility bills are soaring.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Saudi Arabia has increased crude loadings in recent weeks, and strategic petroleum reserves held by major consuming nations like China, could provide some temporary cushioning to the market, Rystad Energy said in a note Sunday.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Seniors who are at least 62 years old do not have to pay, and $10 late fees apply for owners who did not register their pets within 30 days.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The mart was asked to complete pending corrections to avoid additional inspection fees.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Freights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freights. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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