as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payloads
SpaceX additionally benefits from billions of dollars in contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense by providing launch services for classified satellites and other payloads.
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Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The new version will be used for Starship’s first orbital flights and will help SpaceX test key procedures, such as transferring fuel and carrying payloads into space, SpaceX officials wrote in a post following Monday’s test.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Large payloads and full reusability drastically reduce the cost of moving people and equipment.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The vehicle also deployed some payloads — eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which were released on the same suborbital trajectory as that of Ship.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
It is subjected to Ukrainian drone strikes but their current payloads are limited.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Vulcan may finally be on the cusp of delivering for the Space Force, but there are several military payloads in the queue to launch on Vulcan before GPS III SV-08, which was complete and in storage at its Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The new version will be used for Starship’s first orbital flights and will help SpaceX test key procedures, such as transferring fuel and carrying payloads into space, SpaceX officials wrote in a post following Monday’s test.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Large payloads and full reusability drastically reduce the cost of moving people and equipment.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The vehicle also deployed some payloads — eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which were released on the same suborbital trajectory as that of Ship.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
It is subjected to Ukrainian drone strikes but their current payloads are limited.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Vulcan may finally be on the cusp of delivering for the Space Force, but there are several military payloads in the queue to launch on Vulcan before GPS III SV-08, which was complete and in storage at its Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
Both rockets released their payloads—think ion guages, magnetometers, and vapor chasers; the latter released colorful puffs of gas—during an auroral substorm.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for payloads
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The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Designer Hillary Taymour sent voluminous denim cargos with peplum at the waist down the runway.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Not long before Oprah showed off her brown cargos, Gwyneth Paltrow wore a navy blue pair with a cropped trench coat.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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However, arms control agreements limit current loadings to four or five.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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The department will be asking the state legislature for $120 million in additional funding, but the money is not guaranteed to be approved, particularly in the face of budget uncertainty after Congress passed a bill in July that puts new financial burdens on states.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Pujols is well-acquainted, too, with the burdens of being the face of a franchise with World Series title aspirations every year.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Payloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payloads. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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