1
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
Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Chicago is the primary continental hub that connects Canada’s two freight railways with the U.S. rail network.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Even the boring parts—watching people kill time, waiting around to play or for inspiration to strike—seem freighted with possibility.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Other struggling industries include freight transportation, exacerbated by a slowdown in the railroad network; road transportation, with rising fuel costs and a shortage of drivers; mineral extraction; and agriculture, which had been the pride of Putin’s rule.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
Additionally, Chicago is the primary continental hub that connects Canada’s two freight railways with the U.S. rail network.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Constructing an actual, reliable inventory increasingly important to do given that recent laws have not merely set up costly programs likely to slip into obscurity and non-oversight, but because those spending programs are also freighted with regulatory effect.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Even the boring parts—watching people kill time, waiting around to play or for inspiration to strike—seem freighted with possibility.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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In Austin in 2023, a FedEx cargo plane was 200 feet away from crashing into a Southwest Airlines passenger plane, after both were cleared to use the same runway on a foggy day.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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In March, the Navy announced that seventeen vessels from the Merchant Marine, which provides fuel and cargo to warships, were being taken out of service for prolonged maintenance.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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On top of it all, most families must transition to rental homes amid skyrocketing prices and surging demand – even while paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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That comes out to just under $4 per mask, which is not a bad price to pay for radiant glass skin.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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The deal reportedly loads an extra $2 billion of debt onto Cotiviti's balance sheet — bringing total debt to $7 billion and giving its PE backers very little room for error.—
Claire Rychlewski,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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There were also complications in loading the set only the field, car and all, which has under 10 feet of clearance space at the one tunnel the stadium has leading into the area.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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With its struggling economy, Egypt is drowning under the burden of millions of jobless Sudanese and Libyan refugees, along with 100,000 Gazans.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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With a veteran-laden roster and burden of expectation on his shoulders, the pressure appeared to be getting to head coach Nick Sirianni.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The cost ranges from $24 to $84, a one-time-only payment.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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So that’s going to increase the cost of fundraising.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Though one of its three parachutes was slow to deploy, the capsule also safely landed just after 10 minutes into the flight in a remote area as a team deployed to recover the craft and its scientific payloads.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Falcon Heavy needed a test payload, and Musk decided to use his personal 2010 Tesla Roadster.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their campus support, through direct transfers and student fees, totaled $31.6 million.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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This tally covers only federal lawsuits and does not include fees awarded to plaintiffs’ lawyers.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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New beginning loading — be sure to set intentions under the new moon in your sign on Feb. 27.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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The other milestone was the loading of the missile system onto a chartered vessel during a training event, confirming its capacity for maritime transportation.—
Ryan Chan,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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