loadings

plural of loading

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Recent Examples of loadings Aramco ​had resumed crude oil loadings on ​Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after they were halted ​for nearly four months. CNN Money, 28 June 2026 As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going. Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026 As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed. Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Windward said more than two dozen tankers are confined west of Hormuz as of Wednesday, with the blockade cutting Iranian oil loadings and exports by more than half. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The attack happened just as Ust-Luga resumed crude loadings over weekend after days of disruptions amid attacks in the region. Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026 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 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 The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin. Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loadings
Noun
  • The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.
    John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Its Lift drone is designed to carry payloads while keeping operating costs below competing systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Using just a Pixel 9 and a Pixel 10, Project Zero was able to exploit a bug in a Dolby Audio codec to deliver payloads to the Pixel 9.
    Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The promise of ever-lower compliance burdens, favorable labor requirements, negligible tax burdens all combined to push shippers into a race to the lowest cost.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This model has effectively shifted some of the burdens of lower-wage gig work from taxpayers to users.
    Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Middle Eastern producers have ferried cargoes out of the Gulf as part of a shuttle program put in place by several countries in the region.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How much information would Iran demand about ships’ cargoes and destinations?
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Loadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loadings. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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