Thesaurus results for DEADWEIGHT

deadweight

noun

Definition of deadweight

as in burden

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Recent Examples of deadweight As if moving his muscular deadweight weren’t a task itself for the two girls, there’s a point where Jinx falls onto Margo and pins her underwater in the tub. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 May 2026 QuantCube’s indicator measures the volume of deadweight tonnage leaving Iraqi and UAE ports, which provides an estimate of the cargo weight the ships are carrying. — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 9 June 2026 By integrating turbine and ramjet technologies, a concept dating back to the end of World War II, the scientists removed the inactive deadweight and simplified the model. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026 Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower than the 2019-22 average by deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for deadweight

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Noun

The fundraiser says Dileo, a single father, is now facing the financial burden of bringing his son home to Florida, in addition to funeral, burial and other unexpected expenses.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Washington has been pressing allies to shoulder more of the spending burden.

— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of burden

Noun

From cabin and cargo space to standard tech, the South Korean automaker has completely redesigned its popular midsize three-row SUV for the 2027 model year.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The truck sustained significant damage, spilling its cargo of beer across the roadway, police said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

More than 500 vessels are waiting to leave the Gulf, including more than 100 laden tankers and around 100 in ballast that could load new cargo.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 June 2026
There’s a case for a short-term overpay — say, two years and $50 million — to give Miami enough ballast to salary match in trades later.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of ballast

Noun

After taking over a freight broker’s account, the criminals then post a fraudulent load listing offering an attractive shipment.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Definition of freight

Noun

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.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
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.

— Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of load

Noun

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.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of payload

Noun

Whether the Red Sox entertain trade offers for Chapman, who would surely garner a haul even with his recent ineffectiveness, will be one of the biggest questions heading into the deadline.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.

— Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026