as in unloading
to empty or rid of cargo
the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks
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unloading
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The Twins were holding a historic fire sale, unloading 11 players on or just before deadline day.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Hikers ascend the Vestdalur trail past rusting WWII relics and wild blueberries—while ferries from Europe dock with a hiss—unloading travelers into a town where the fjord glows silver.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Off-loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-loading. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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