off-loading

present participle of off-load

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of off-loading The transaction contained fundamental flaws, and AT&T eventually reversed course by off-loading WarnerMedia and combining it with Discovery. Paul Hardart, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Following quickly on the heels of spinning off Versant Media earlier this year, Comcast is now off-loading the entirety of NBCUniversal. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical decisions will result in an atrophy of moral reasoning, which is worse. Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 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
Verb
  • The stevedores of the ship (who were responsible for loading and unloading ships at the port) were also on a break.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The girl and the driver got out and started unloading her things.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Off-loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-loading. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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