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as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer
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as in price
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?
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as in to load
to place a weight or burden on
it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane
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Recent Examples of freight
Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments That’s what happened in December 2022, when Congress voted in favor of a deal rejected by the majority of the more than 100,000 union members who work at the nation’s four major freight railroads.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
In my mind, modern-day Malibu was freighted with so much baggage.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
When President Trump's new tariffs started throttling freight traffic, the leader of trucking logistics firm Freight Technologies used an unorthodox method to try and get the president's attention.
—Nancy Cordes, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments That’s what happened in December 2022, when Congress voted in favor of a deal rejected by the majority of the more than 100,000 union members who work at the nation’s four major freight railroads.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Verb
Directed by Nigerian American Sundance Film Festival veteran Julius Onah (Luce, 2018’s The Cloverfield Paradox), the movie arrives freighted with financial and cultural expectations.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
In my mind, modern-day Malibu was freighted with so much baggage.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.—
Jonathan Saul,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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And maybe Dometic could follow up with some compatible cargo boxes so even more of one's base camping haul can fit together like a high-efficiency 3D puzzle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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Making these changes permanent and building on them would offer a vital lifeline to affordable housing operators facing rising insurance prices and flat revenues.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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At the same time, San Diego metro is seeing more price drops.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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With the bases now loaded and no one out, Cole started to rear back.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Anthony Volpe couldn't make the throw to third base, and the Dodgers suddenly had the bases loaded and nobody out.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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There is a weight to his existence, the face of a nation’s team, the creative burden of one of football’s richest clubs.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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To age safely and comfortably at home, embrace smart-home technology to help ease the physical and mental burden of daily tasks.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Associations struggling with the cost of full association management may wish to consider at least financial management.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Weighing roughly 6,500 pounds, the aircraft will have a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds and can be charged in minutes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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That money comes from fees paid by developers who have taken advantage of the city’s controversial Complete Communities incentive.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The budget, which addresses a $62 million shortfall, includes fee increases and the elimination of vacant positions across departments.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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At Mean Mule, a distillery also in the Crossroads, the grant is helping activate a loading dock located off the alley at the back of their building.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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