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
Usyk dropped Verhoeven with roughly 20 seconds left in the 11th, Verhoeven beat the count, and when action resumed Usyk unloaded a flurry.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
On Saturday, Richard Childress Racing unloaded Busch’s car.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Once hatches are opened, the spacecraft will be unloaded by Crew 12 commander Jessica Meir and her three crewmates, pilot Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 May 2026
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
On Saturday, Richard Childress Racing unloaded Busch’s car.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Once hatches are opened, the spacecraft will be unloaded by Crew 12 commander Jessica Meir and her three crewmates, pilot Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unload
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The series will see her blend humor and analysis to unpack vertical video’s tropes, pacing and audience psychology.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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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.—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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If an Islander isn’t chosen, this often means that they have been dumped from the island.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Watch parties became a go-to event for fans to observe their favorite contestants, make up, break up or get dumped from the island.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Expert divers shared further details of Saturday’s plan to evacuate the four men who remain trapped in the cave, with two still missing.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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In addition to the woman and her child who were taken to hospital with minor injuries, two people were treated on the scene for panic attacks and 70 were evacuated from the apartment block, local authorities said.—
George Calin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Once the inside of the glass is duly coated with crème de violette, invert entirely to discard excess.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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But because neither company can be certain the other will hold the line – and because being left behind is not a good option – the rational choice is to discard safety measures.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Afterward, the water is discharged into the Sacramento River through an 800-foot-long pipe, with a portion siphoned off for crop irrigation.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Standing by a jetty where undrinkable water gets discharged back into the Pacific from the Carlsbad plant, McDonough says aggressive conservation by farms as well as urban water recycling will go much further toward averting taps from running dry.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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As a surprise, rather than ditching the electrically adjustable climate vent fan direction, which probably costs and weighs more than simple physical sliders, the R2 sticks with the same system as the R1—legitimately an annoyance and one that borders on dangerous.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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In Facebook groups with upwards of 85,000 members, women share how much their period symptoms have improved after ditching tampons for menstrual discs.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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His co-anchor Lu Parker and longtime KTLA meteorologist Mark Kriski also lost their jobs that day.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Bussi won 31 of 39 starts in the regular season but lost some steam down the stretch, leading Brind’Amour to go with Andersen, a veteran, in Game 1 of the first round.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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But on Wednesday, Mendoza pitched herself as unburdened by political connections with a shot that appeared aimed at Johnson’s link to the Chicago Teachers Union and Giannoulias’ to wealthy political insiders.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Unlike so many other athletes who played a sport at the highest level for a long period of time, Nadal didn’t much seem to care to unburden his soul.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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“Unload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unload. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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