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Recent Examples of deadweight
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship would add deadweight costs to the economy and financially harm people least likely to possess spare resources.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship would add deadweight costs to the economy and financially harm people least likely to possess spare resources.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
Noun
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The financial services industry is defined by apprenticeship, manual workflows, and regulatory burden—a perfect breeding ground for productivity tools that can offer speed and precision.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Effective methods to reduce pedestrian accidents can not only save lives but dramatically decrease the financial burden of personal injury cases on city budgets.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, a FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing shortly after it was set ablaze from hitting a bird.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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There’s a handy 120-volt household outlet in the cargo area for appliances or camping gear.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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To manage traction and optimize performance, the locomotive design includes the option to add ballast—either by embedding concrete in the floor or installing steel plates—to increase weight and improve wheel-rail contact.—
David Blekhman,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Dividend-paying stocks may offer ballast in times of market volatility, even when equities are climbing higher.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Hosting should be enjoyed, and sharing the load makes room for that joy.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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Siegel misses out on an opportunity to get a solid haul of points.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The mission: Mix fruits and veggies from the morning’s haul and make a no-rules raw salad—and have fun.—
Karen Yuan,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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