as in payload
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon
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Recent Examples of cargo
These vehicles will first transport cargo to the lunar surface and then, ultimately, astronauts from the Orion spacecraft to the moon.
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Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
When the legitimate truck arrived, the cargo thieves had already left with the bourbon.
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Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The schedule for the launch of the next Starliner mission—now a cargo flight designated Starliner-1—was left unsaid.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This coincides with the container shipping industry at large, with the number of cargo vessels sailing via the Suez Canal rising to 35 in the week ended June 28.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cargo
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
When the legitimate truck arrived, the cargo thieves had already left with the bourbon.
—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The schedule for the launch of the next Starliner mission—now a cargo flight designated Starliner-1—was left unsaid.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This coincides with the container shipping industry at large, with the number of cargo vessels sailing via the Suez Canal rising to 35 in the week ended June 28.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cargo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
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Metadata provides the context needed to understand how workloads communicate, where traffic is moving and how AI systems behave over time without requiring organizations to analyze every prompt, transaction or data payload individually.
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The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS.
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At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers.
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There is significant opportunity for improvement in this arena, and the system simply cannot effort to further disenfranchise physicians who already have too much administrative burden.
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While requiring a fourth crew member, manual loading offers flexibility in ammunition handling and eliminates reliance on a mechanical autoloader.
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That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.
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Depending on how full your washing machine is, add up to a cup of it to your regular load and get ready to see the difference.
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Like a true pal, a big pot of it in my refrigerator lightens my load, providing a nourishing meal my whole family loves at a moment’s notice.
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After taking over a freight broker’s account, the criminals then post a fraudulent load listing offering an attractive shipment.
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Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of FDXF with a buy rating and a $186 price target on Wednesday, citing a stronger freight outlook and company-specific opportunities to grow.
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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