tonnage

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Recent Examples of tonnage As of March 1, U.S. vessels only carry 0.4 percent of global tonnage at sea, according to maritime intelligence service Clarksons Research. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025 But her actions, however necessary, left behind a tonnage of human wreckage. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 Cargo-laden vessels and those with larger tonnage capacity will have priority, the ACP says. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2025 Another top less-than-truckload (LTL) firm, XPO Logistics, saw its North American LTL division decline 4 percent to $1.17 billion from $1.22 billion in its first quarter on a 7.5 percent decrease in tonnage per day and 5.8 percent decline in daily shipments. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tonnage
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Noun
  • Last time, the festival kitchen sold out its entire poundage so organizers are stocking up with more this year.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
  • The sale, typically only run in January, gives customers a discount based on the poundage of their book.
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Beer league teams across North America buy the Bulldogs jersey in bulk.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The soluble fiber in oats draws water into the stool, adding bulk to make bowel movements softer and easier to pass.1 Evolving research indicates the importance of the gut microbiome in preventing chronic diseases like diabetes and colon cancer.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • That was the point where Sunderland began to fall off the Premier League cliff-edge, and Ndong was a deadweight to hasten their demise.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.
    Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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