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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Recent Examples of off-loading
Anthropic has raised concerns over students off-loading cognitive work to AI systems, and OpenAI has acknowledged that dependence on AI tools more generally is a problem.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The canister was still wedged in my crotch, off-loading its contents like a homemade Roman candle.
—Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The canister was still wedged in my crotch, off-loading its contents like a homemade Roman candle.
—Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-loading
unloading
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Even listening to a favorite song and dancing around the kitchen while unloading the dishwasher can become a beloved family ritual—just think about what brings your family joy, and go from there.—
Erica Jackson Curran,
Parents,
11 Jan. 2026
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State officials said the flatbed was owned by J and A Towing, a business in Belding, Michigan, and that Greenville Steel was not involved in unloading the forklift.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Off-loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-loading. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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