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
In a perilous moment, the titular character uses the bullwhip to attach to a German cargo truck’s rear and drag behind it, saving himself from getting crushed beneath it.
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India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
The Pont Neuf design also features a boat, a cargo barge floating on the Seine, with the historic bridge and Parisian cityscape in the background.
—Ming Liu, New York Times, 22 July 2025
That's important particularly at this point in time, when reports note improvements in cargo fleets' carbon intensity, but also increased emissions from shipping and astronomically high projections of emissions in the future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
The Pont Neuf design also features a boat, a cargo barge floating on the Seine, with the historic bridge and Parisian cityscape in the background.
—Ming Liu, New York Times, 22 July 2025
That's important particularly at this point in time, when reports note improvements in cargo fleets' carbon intensity, but also increased emissions from shipping and astronomically high projections of emissions in the future.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cargo
Noun
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The payload adapter was initially tested and is being stored at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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Mechanical design for modularity often borrows from practices in industries like aerospace, where modular payload bays have been used for decades.—
Jay Shah,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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The burden of trying to fit into India, of forever apologizing for its shortcomings, apologizing for my own Westernization, was suddenly lifted from me.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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In fact, there is something pleasurable in setting down the burdens of the past.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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The PCMark 10 Overall Storage test measures an SSD's speed in performing a variety of routine tasks such as launching Windows, loading games and creative apps, and copying both small and large files.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Indeed tariffs typically take several months to feed through to inflation data, while the significant front loading of imports implies that few goods may have been subject to tariffs yet.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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As Blurton explains it, in the strength world, load and velocity often have an inverse relationship.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Too much nitrogen fosters loads of vegetative (leaf and shoot) growth and little reproductive (flower and fruit) growth.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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It was used to transport passengers and freight between Green Bay and Oconto.—
Kerry Breen
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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The company specializes in ornamental metal, architectural millwork and commercial and residential stone and serves as a one-stop shop for design, fabrication, installation and freight.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cargo. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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