Thesaurus results for PAYLOADS

payloads

noun

plural of payload

as in loads

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 payloads In JadePuffer, Sysdig caught useful traces because the payloads were self narrating and included natural language reasoning, target ranking and unusually verbose comments. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Japan seeks to catch up with the technology Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been using for several years to cut launch costs of delivering payloads into space. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 The company plans additional speed trials focused on interceptor drones designed for operational military roles, including FPV platforms carrying payloads and specialized anti-aircraft interceptors. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 China is the world’s second-largest spacefaring nation, but US companies, dominated by SpaceX, are launching payloads into orbit about twice as often as Chinese rockets. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 As of October 2026, the payloads are Astrolab’s FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform) rover, Astrobotic’s own CubeRover, and several additional payloads to the moon. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 These figures are based on a trailer running 100,000 kilometers annually at payloads between 20 and 24 tonnes, on a mix of long-haul and hub-to-hub routes. — IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026 The spacecraft will also be capable of delivering heavier payloads to orbit than any other rocket in history. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2026 New Glenn is a giant, partially reusable rocket that seeks to compete with SpaceX’s Starship rocket and can carry heavier payloads of up to 45 metric tons to low Earth orbit. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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Engineering experts said the conversion project is complex and poses many challenges, which include making sure older buildings can safely support new loads and carving up office floors to accommodate residential living.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
More crucially, Illinois’ grid is well-equipped to deliver the large electrical loads needed to process AI and other data.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026

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While Hudson is the latest patron of the pants, Oprah Winfrey, Brittany Mahomes, Jennifer Lopez, and Jennifer Lawrence have also forgone basic bottoms in exchange for cargos at one point or another.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Edison SpA, the Italian electric utility unit under French group EDF, said QatarEnergy extended a force majeure notice, withholding four additional LNG cargoes scheduled for Italy’s Adriatic LNG terminal until early September.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2026

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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, 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

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Efforts to revitalize Pittsburgh often focus on issues such as economic burdens, housing affordability and job growth.

— Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Financial institutions must still navigate unchanged FinCEN compliance burdens, requiring specialized tools and enhanced due diligence.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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Crafted from 22 momme mulberry silk, which is thicker and blocks out more light than lighter silk weights while remaining softer and less dense than heavier options, this mask is ideal for sensitive skin.

— Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
When Wilson works out with weights, those were also chosen in collaboration with the actor, which is in keeping with McCall’s philosophy that the actors should feel like their surroundings are extensions of the characters.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

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