1
as in to unpack
to empty or rid of cargo
the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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2
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I can't seem to unload this old car—even the charities won't take it!
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Recent Examples of unload
Hargis unloaded LowBrau and Holy Spirits in March, according to the Sacramento Business Journal, amid ongoing litigation over loan defaults tied to some of his ventures.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
During his Bet Rivers podcast on Monday, Francesa unloaded on the Knicks, specifically head coach Tom Thibodeau due to the team’s odd offense in his eyes.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With no market closure to shield shares from Trump's threats, investors unloaded their stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
The businesswoman is unloading the five bedroom, six bathroom, 10,338-square-footer, the largest of the 10 penthouses there, for a cool $24 million.
Perks?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
During his Bet Rivers podcast on Monday, Francesa unloaded on the Knicks, specifically head coach Tom Thibodeau due to the team’s odd offense in his eyes.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With no market closure to shield shares from Trump's threats, investors unloaded their stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
The businesswoman is unloading the five bedroom, six bathroom, 10,338-square-footer, the largest of the 10 penthouses there, for a cool $24 million.
Perks?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unload
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Editor’s Note: Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Amira Barger, Communications Expert, DEI Executive, and Author of The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck—And 4 Actions for Real Change, unpacks the impact of niceness and provides solutions and frameworks anyone can benefit from.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Bob Baffert had horse racing's problems dumped on his reputation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Chelsea’s players were understandably deflated after Sunday’s 8-2 aggregate hammering by Barcelona, which dumped them out of the Champions League semi-finals.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Los Angeles fires impacts GoFundMe CEO Cadogan was forced to evacuate during the deadly Eaton Fire that swept through Altadena in January.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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Over the course of a brisk 95 minutes, the viewer watches as the platoon goes from carrying out a typical surveillance exercise to trying to evacuate without harming anyone else.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 May 2025
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Check your kitchen for these foods, and discard or return them.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
2 May 2025
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Redditor accidentally reinvents discarded ’90s tool to escape today’s age gates 3.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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On the retired basketball player’s podcast Gil’s Arena on Monday, April 28, cohost Josiah Johnson shared that the younger Arenas was scheduled to be discharged from the hospital soon.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The bureau sued the student loan servicer in 2024, accusing it of illegally collecting on student debts that borrowers had discharged in bankruptcy and sending false information to credit reporting companies.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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After ditching his family game night, Justin attends a party with his best friend Darius (Niles Fitch) and crosses paths with Keisha for the first time since elementary school.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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In this edition…OpenAI ditches those for-profit transition plans…Google is giving children under 13 access to its chatbot…and 250 CEOs are proposing computer science and AI be required curriculum for a K-12 education.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
6 May 2025
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Air travel experiences: 16 hours, 10 time zones, no regrets: How to fly ultra-long-haul without losing your mind Faltering demand One airline executive said carriers could have taken the tariffs in stride if travel demand was booming.—
Rajesh Kumar Singh,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Also, he was lost during his voyage and ended up in a chain of islands.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Here at last Richard unburdens himself, telling Reacher that the Becks’ lives are not their own.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Delegating should not be used as a way to unburden yourself of menial, grunt work.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Unload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unload. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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