Thesaurus results for TONNAGE

tonnage

noun

as in poundage

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Recent Examples of tonnage In the presentation, Hapag-Lloyd said the overall combined tonnage share on the trans-Atlantic trade lane would be 27 percent across both carriers, only behind leader Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) 29 percent. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Feb. 2026 If sheer tonnage of voter case studies and white papers could rescue a party, Democrats would be set for years. —

Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 The chart is measuring volume by tonnage. —

Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Little Rock Corps District spokesman Tomas Rofkahr said the wintertime drop in tonnage can be attributed to river traffic issues in November and December, including the temporary closure and delay at the Dardanelle Lock and Dam earlier this winter. —

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The challenge is the weight, door-makers say: making sure that all that poundage is evenly distributed and that the door doesn’t end up leaning over time.

— Clio Chang, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2025
And we were limited by a poundage, and days at sea, and all these different mechanisms used to constrain the fishery.

— Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025