freight
noun
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
freighted
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past participleof freight.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof freight.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
freightnoungoods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
Example Sentences
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TORONTO—Over the past 17 months, as President Trump has freighted Canada’s economy with several rounds of punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney has often repeated the guiding maxim for his negotiations with the U.S.:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The assertion that Asian Americans and other nonwhite immigrants don’t “assimilate”—a freighted term, to be sure—is both easy and hard to refute.
From Slate ● May 26, 2026
But this is a story freighted with symbolism and one which has drawn outsized international attention because of its connection to that other world religion - football.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Projecting individual meaning onto our favorite shows is a natural result of an emotionally freighted medium.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
Hie word was freighted with such seductiveness that Kaede picked up the goblet without hesitation.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
