as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payload
Resilience carried five payloads, including a small 11-pound (5 kilograms) rover named Tenacious, which would have been used to collect lunar samples, according to NASA.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 June 2025
First-person view drones followed later, with 2-kilogram payloads.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Additionally, the payload door failed to open during the flight.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 June 2025
First-person view drones followed later, with 2-kilogram payloads.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Additionally, the payload door failed to open during the flight.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for payload
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The majority of cargo volumes from those ports are destined for Dubai, which has become a hub for the movement of freight with feeder services in the Persian Gulf, South Asia and East Africa.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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Videos published after 6 a.m. showed the aftermath of a strike on a military base and a cargo terminal in the western Kermanshah region, which borders Iraq, over 250 miles from Tehran and 167 miles from Baghdad.—
Katie Polglase,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Live data, including traffic, weather and carrier congestion, provided and analyzed by AI in seconds, enables logistics managers to use these insights to effectively reroute shipments and reassign loads, which ultimately minimizes disruption.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Monday, June 9 Expect loads of coverage as Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with the keynote address scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
8 June 2025
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The ride also was known for its dramatic 17-story, straight-up lift hill right out of the loading station.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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On the other side was a walkway leading to a loading dock.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
24 May 2025
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Failing to do so would drive up uncompensated care costs, shift more Floridians into public programs, and burden employers already grappling with rising costs.—
Brewster Bevis,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Adding to the challenge is the compliance burden of data collection and upcoming circular economy regulations.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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“Payload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payload. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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