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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
Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
For other carriers, that means the platform is already built to handle the pressure and complexity of national freight operations, and can be tailored to suit smaller businesses with minimal learning curves.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
So Duster has been freighted with heavier elements.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Wimbledon prides itself on serving food from the British Isles (in 2024, no food was brought in via air freight) and has a mix of popular English staples, whether smoked trout, heritage tomatoes, chicken, potatoes, brownies, lamb, cured meats and, of course, cheese and ice cream.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
For other carriers, that means the platform is already built to handle the pressure and complexity of national freight operations, and can be tailored to suit smaller businesses with minimal learning curves.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Verb
The director’s observation of the mutable contracts between sisters, and even more so, fathers and daughters, is intensely affecting in a movie freighted with melancholy but also leavened by notes of surprising humor.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
So Duster has been freighted with heavier elements.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
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Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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With fewer Chinese cargo expected to enter the U.S. in August into the fall months, ocean carriers will be monitoring capacity levels to hold rates up.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
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Those new levies rekindled tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatened to raise consumer prices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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For a while, companies might try to hold down their prices.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Using Bellinger there allowed Boone to load up the lineup with left-handed bats against Mets right-hander Frankie Montas.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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The bases were loaded in the bottom of the inning with one out, and the Huskies were up to bat.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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The burden of trying to fit into India, of forever apologizing for its shortcomings, apologizing for my own Westernization, was suddenly lifted from me.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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In fact, there is something pleasurable in setting down the burdens of the past.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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In an interview, Missouri State senior associate athletic director Casey Hunt made no bones about the fact that the stunt/A&T twofer was a gender-equity play, noting the relatively low cost and high roster capacity of both sports, especially post-House.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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As of Monday, July 14, the cost of gas is down by 14 cents a gallon in the state, including South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Small drones bring a transformational ability to rapidly deliver payloads several miles away with extreme precision.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Because of the highest gas taxes in America, plus environmental mandates, Cap-and-Trade fees, and a special fuel blend requirement that makes refining more expensive.—
Melissa Melendez,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Even without the harsher import fees Trump recently announced, economists have been predicting a notable slowdown in growth the rest the year.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Driving, being in control of all these pallets of Guinness and stacking them, loading [semis] that were going out to various pubs in Northern Ireland.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 July 2025
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Security analysts assume that such explosions are related to the vessel's recent loading at Russian oil export facilities; however, Lloyd's List said that there is no hard evidence to support these theories, making vessel risk assessments difficult for shipowners and operators.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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