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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2
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
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Commuter and freight service has been halted multiple times by landslide and erosion damage since 2021, sometimes for weeks at a time.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA, said that any U.S. involvement in a military conflict with Iran is freighted with meaning, and has long been the subject of hand-wringing.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Noun
Part of the reason behind that is the trade frontloading to get product in ahead of tariffs that created freight surges earlier this year.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Commuter and freight service has been halted multiple times by landslide and erosion damage since 2021, sometimes for weeks at a time.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Together’s cast and special effects department alone could make for a substantive horror classic, but the script is freighted with distracting cliches and errant plot developments.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA, said that any U.S. involvement in a military conflict with Iran is freighted with meaning, and has long been the subject of hand-wringing.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freight
Noun
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That’s 92% of all cargo facing tariffs, and small businesses are drowning.—
Jacob Bennett,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The designer showed oversized cargo jeans—their volume emphasized by pleated peplum waists.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Expect to pay between $200 to $500 for a car and the price will be a bit more for trucks, vans and SUVs.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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On Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, in Fremont in August 2022, a 1,866-square-foot home was sold for $2,440,000, a price per square foot of $1,308.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just after the Angels handed him a 6-3 lead in the top of the fifth, Farris gave up back-to-back hits and a walk to loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the inning.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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The material withstands compressive loads more than 10 times its weight.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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As author Andy McCullough wrote in his brilliant book on Kershaw, the future Hall of Famer is the last of his kind and views greatness as a burden instead of an invitation to indulge in the excesses of celebrity.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The burden is not solely on facilities.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Huntington Beach councilmembers have said the air show is an important economic driver and the benefits to the city should outweigh the costs.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Households spent on average $13,174 on transportation costs in 2023, the second largest expenditure category after housing, according to a 2024 report by the Department of Transportation.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flight 10 went well; Starship notched all of its main mission milestones, including its first-ever payload deployment in space (eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Falcon 9 can loft heavier payloads than the old version of the Antares rocket, allowing NASA to take full advantage of the additional volume on the Cygnus XL.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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List the balances, providers, account types, fees and investment allocations.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Changes are needed that address excessive fees, availability of tickets for fans at fair prices and keeping the process aligned with artists interests that benefit their fans.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hiverge has already demonstrated the utility of its Hive system by using it to win the Airbus Beluga Challenge, which calls on contestants to find the most optimal way of loading and storage of aircraft parts that are carried by an Airbus Beluga XL aircraft.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Freight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freight. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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