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
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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Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Fewer ships mean fewer trucks picking up cargo, fewer planes moving goods, and less industrial activity overall.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Among the other data points due this week is April’s core personal consumption expenditures price on Friday.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 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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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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Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.—
Ashley Belanger – May 29,
ArsTechnica,
29 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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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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But the cost of building new schools can range from $50 million to more than $100 million, based on recent contracts and estimates in South Florida school districts.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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That tug experienced an anomaly, however, which resulted in the Otter and other payloads being deployed earlier than planned.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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Operation of the park is funded by the city's advertising and promotion sales tax, along with fees for using some facilities.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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For generations of American golfers, playing Pebble Beach represents the ultimate golf pilgrimage, justifying premium playing (and travel) fees for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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An image capture taken from handout video footage shows escaped inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 16, 2025.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
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All the iced tea pitchers on our list are dishwasher safe, but many require top rack loading or recommend hand washing.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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