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
Today's rockets are good at hurling cargo and people off planet Earth, but once a spacecraft arrives in orbit, there are several ways to propel it toward more distant destinations.
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Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Arkansas, like other states, has recently worked to tighten its theft laws, even extending to cargo theft.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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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Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Arkansas, like other states, has recently worked to tighten its theft laws, even extending to cargo theft.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
Noun
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Weighing roughly 6,500 pounds, the aircraft will have a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds and can be charged in minutes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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To age safely and comfortably at home, embrace smart-home technology to help ease the physical and mental burden of daily tasks.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
Noun
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At Mean Mule, a distillery also in the Crossroads, the grant is helping activate a loading dock located off the alley at the back of their building.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
Noun
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User Experience Vibe coding can add cognitive load for users by introducing unnecessary steps.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In this case, wing flexibility is a crucial way to create more aerodynamic load.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Although attendees didn’t know it at the time, Aurora trucks were already on the road running driverless in commercial freight hauling – a world first.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Regardless of how the tariff situation plays out for goods flown out of China and the Asia Pacific region, the uncertainty is leading the air freight sector to a slower year than originally anticipated.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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