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Recent Examples of tonnage
In 2024, the total tonnage of red grapes harvested dropped by 10 percent and white grapes increased by two percent.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
While the sheer tonnage of entertainment inventory far outweighs the available opportunities in live sports, the money is rapidly shifting to where the balls, bats and pucks are.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
As of March 1, U.S. vessels only carry 0.4 percent of global tonnage at sea, according to maritime intelligence service Clarksons Research.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
But her actions, however necessary, left behind a tonnage of human wreckage.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
While the sheer tonnage of entertainment inventory far outweighs the available opportunities in live sports, the money is rapidly shifting to where the balls, bats and pucks are.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
As of March 1, U.S. vessels only carry 0.4 percent of global tonnage at sea, according to maritime intelligence service Clarksons Research.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
But her actions, however necessary, left behind a tonnage of human wreckage.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonnage
Noun
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Last time, the festival kitchen sold out its entire poundage so organizers are stocking up with more this year.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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The sale, typically only run in January, gives customers a discount based on the poundage of their book.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Crayola markers are on sale during Prime Day 2025, like this single 40-count pack for just $15, or buy in bulk as a classroom gift with a 12-pack for only a few bucks more.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
9 July 2025
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Gavi, at its most basic level, is Costco for immunizations, wielding its massive purchasing power to buy vaccines in bulk for cheap.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2025
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That was the point where Sunderland began to fall off the Premier League cliff-edge, and Ndong was a deadweight to hasten their demise.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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