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Recent Examples of tonnage
Trucks move more than 70% of domestic freight by tonnage.
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Andrea Ruth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
So far this year, the port has processed 282,547 tons, according to tonnage data provided by Shell.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
The impressive tonnage of news stories, Instagram videos, and Internet hot takes generated more interest than ever in the dusty trail zigzagging up the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
While there would be considerable tonnage of general entertainment cable networks, the main difference between the current scenario and 2019 is that CNN would be part of the package.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Ruth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
So far this year, the port has processed 282,547 tons, according to tonnage data provided by Shell.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
The impressive tonnage of news stories, Instagram videos, and Internet hot takes generated more interest than ever in the dusty trail zigzagging up the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
While there would be considerable tonnage of general entertainment cable networks, the main difference between the current scenario and 2019 is that CNN would be part of the package.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonnage
Noun
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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
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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
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It’s made with a lightweight cotton that won’t add bulk to your outfits, but can still be layered over a turtleneck.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pennies, especially in bulk, are heavy and are more often than not used exclusively to give customers change.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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The project reportedly took place at the COSCO Zhoushan shipyard in China’s Putuo District, on Grand Pioneer, a 325,000 deadweight-ton very large ore carrier (VLOC) operated by the Taiwanese company.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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