unloaded

past tense of unload

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unloaded Three shooters unloaded 18 rounds at the black Escalade in which Robinson rode with his cousin and the intended target — Tyquian Bowman, a rapper known as Quando Rondo. Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, keeping firearms securely locked and unloaded away from kids and unauthorized individuals is a fundamental part of responsible gun ownership. Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded. Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 The broader Aston Martin company unloaded a sliver of the team at a $3 billion-plus valuation about a year ago as well. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Gausman opened the following inning by getting ahead of Murakami 0-2 but followed with three straight balls, and the Sox slugger unloaded on a low fastball. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The man driving the Ram unloaded a 2018 Lamborghini Aventador from the trailer, the complaint states. David Goodhue august 17, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Once unloaded, that flour went on pallets and was stored in the warehouse and then loaded on ships to be sent overseas. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026 As they were stopped at a red light on the Strip, a white Cadillac pulled up alongside their vehicle and a gunman unloaded his weapon. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloaded
Verb
  • Liquid cooling tackles heat Thermal management is a major engineering challenge for lithium-ion batteries, particularly when cells are repeatedly charged and discharged at high rates.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Multiple tasers were discharged at the scene, police say, which did not stop the woman.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These men never anticipated being dumped in a New Jersey ditch so far from home.
    Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Younger artists were nipping at her heels, and her record company dumped her.
    Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The canopy and the fan assembly can be folded up and stored in a large rucksack for transportation, which can be unpacked and reassembled in eight minutes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Traditionally, a cargo consignment from Chennai to Frankfurt would need to be unpacked at Delhi Airport, with each individual package undergoing the security re-screening before being loaded onto an onward flight to Frankfurt.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Potsherds discarded after an 11th-century feast at Etowah—an Indigenous city just north of what’s now Atlanta—contained traces of cacao, a raw ingredient of chocolate.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The salad that goes with the peas was discarded due to this action.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More than 60 people were evacuated from the area along the Colorado River.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Nine Americans had been evacuated, Pigott said, up from five on Friday.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Buffaloes ditched chasing transfers who were former four- and five-star high school athletes from blue-blood programs who had yet to be consistent contributors at the college level.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Understatement rather than flash, over-the-top ditched in favor of restraint.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These outsiders, like executives or academics from different fields, offer crucial external perspectives, unburdened by internal assumptions or politics.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The very nature of the oral tradition, which is decidedly African and characteristically unburdened by the rules of Western record-keeping, is the spirit of its truth, even more than its detail.
    Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Unloaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloaded. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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