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
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that can help multiple drones work together to control and transport heavy payloads.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
While the details remain classified, the goal is to build and launch a network of hundreds of spy satellites—or maybe more—with specialized intelligence payloads into low earth orbit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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, 24 Oct. 2025
For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The new version will be used for Starship’s first orbital flights and will help SpaceX test key procedures, such as transferring fuel and carrying payloads into space, SpaceX officials wrote in a post following Monday’s test.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The vehicle also deployed some payloads — eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which were released on the same suborbital trajectory as that of Ship.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
It is subjected to Ukrainian drone strikes but their current payloads are limited.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
While the details remain classified, the goal is to build and launch a network of hundreds of spy satellites—or maybe more—with specialized intelligence payloads into low earth orbit.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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, 24 Oct. 2025
For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The new version will be used for Starship’s first orbital flights and will help SpaceX test key procedures, such as transferring fuel and carrying payloads into space, SpaceX officials wrote in a post following Monday’s test.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The vehicle also deployed some payloads — eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which were released on the same suborbital trajectory as that of Ship.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
It is subjected to Ukrainian drone strikes but their current payloads are limited.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payloads
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Designer Hillary Taymour sent voluminous denim cargos with peplum at the waist down the runway.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Industry pushback and innovation concerns Some tech companies argue that such regulation could stifle innovation, limit beneficial uses of conversational AI (education, mental-health support for older teens) or impose heavy compliance burdens.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The outcome could set a precedent for how far courts can go in easing logistical burdens on defendants in sensitive-information cases without compromising government secrecy.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In real materials, large angles that could create bigger matrix weights also stiffen the input path, reducing motion at the output.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Holding this position, row the weights up to your hips by bending your elbows to a 45-degree angle.—
Leoni Jesner,
Health,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Payloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payloads. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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