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
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Metra shares tracks with freight railroads, which makes changing service complex, and the agency could lose staff to the other railroads who would be difficult to replace.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Syrian rebel forces Wednesday were within 6 miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In 2002, a freight barge struck a pier of Oklahoma’s Interstate 40 bridge after the towboat’s captain lost consciousness, collapsing a section of the bridge and killing 14.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Metra shares tracks with freight railroads, which makes changing service complex, and the agency could lose staff to the other railroads who would be difficult to replace.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
The moment is at once rich with relief and freighted with ominousness: Lady Liberty is filmed upside down.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Syrian rebel forces Wednesday were within 6 miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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The first-stage booster made its 16th flight having previously flown on two crewed and two cargo missions to the International Space Station among others.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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And interstate commerce is affected — the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Ky., and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.—
Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This can include political corruption in the form of transferring valuable public land and assets into private hands at an artificially low price, all under the guise of raising money for the government.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sale comes just weeks after Musk reportedly raised an additional roughly $1 billion in debt financing for X that valued the company at $44 billion—the same price Musk paid for it three years ago.—
Zoë Schiffer,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Clevinger walked Trout to load the bases with two outs, but struck out Soler to end the threat and keep the Sox ahead by three runs.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Karlie Davison singled, Payton Burnham reached on a fielder's choice and Reagan Johnson legged out an infield single to load the bases with one out.—
Christina Long,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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And, if some of our fellow-citizens basically bring actors to power who are clearly no longer on board with freedom and equality for all, then the burden is on them to restore our trust.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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The cost burden will hit lower-income shoppers, who spend a greater share of their income on essentials, the hardest.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Having an emergency fund prevents the need to use credit cards for these costs, which can increase debt if not paid off quickly due to interest.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The scale and timing of price increases will likely vary depending on whether a model or its parts originates in the U.S., as well as a manufacturer’s assessment of its customers’ capacity to absorb higher costs, some experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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To achieve this, Nighthawk would be equipped with three science payloads, using just 6.6 pounds (3.0 kilograms) of the available 11 lbs (5 kg) of payload mass on Mars Chopper.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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For this reason, Isar did not fly any customer payloads on the Spectrum rocket, designed to deliver up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of payload mass to low-Earth orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Tasting Collective tries to make the events accessible and makes its money off the membership fees, CEO Nat Gelb tells Axios.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some fintech companies, including Affirm and Robinhood, also earn fees from debit card and credit card purchases ‒ revenue that could be vulnerable if consumer spending cools.—
Hannah Lang,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The trick floor conceals a 5-foot-long (1.5-m) slide-out tray for easier tailgate loading and unpacking.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2025
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Amazon and other customers use it in warehouses for repetitive tasks such as loading and unloading totes.—
Loren Elliott,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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