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Chinese shipyards accounted for 65% of global shipbuilding orders by deadweight tonnage during the first nine months of 2025, down from about 75% a year earlier, according to data from shipping services firm Clarksons cited by the South China Morning Post.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
That’s a lot of tonnage, but requires perspective.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
These buying executives indicate that advertisers are certainly interested in Netflix’ progress in selling advertising, but note that the company has probably had more success in striking sponsorship deals of individual titles rather than selling sheer tonnage of its inventory.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
China accounts for about 50% of global shipbuilding output by number (and even more by tonnage), with South Korea at around 30% and Japan at about 10–17%.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
That’s a lot of tonnage, but requires perspective.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
These buying executives indicate that advertisers are certainly interested in Netflix’ progress in selling advertising, but note that the company has probably had more success in striking sponsorship deals of individual titles rather than selling sheer tonnage of its inventory.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
China accounts for about 50% of global shipbuilding output by number (and even more by tonnage), with South Korea at around 30% and Japan at about 10–17%.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonnage
Noun
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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
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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
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Buy silver in bulk to reduce premiums.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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While shopping in bulk is not always the answers for all shoppers, from a per ounce perspective, Costco is the cheapest place to buy Boursin cheese.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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Chinese shipyards accounted for 65% of global shipbuilding orders by deadweight tonnage during the first nine months of 2025, down from about 75% a year earlier, according to data from shipping services firm Clarksons cited by the South China Morning Post.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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The university that once promised to buoy scientific aspirations now feels like a deadweight.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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