unloaded

verb

past tense of unload
1
as in discharged
to empty or rid of cargo the dockworkers unloaded the ship

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2
as in dumped
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 unloaded 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 Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloaded
  1. discharged
  2. dumped
  3. unpacked
  4. discarded
  5. evacuated
  6. ditched
  7. emptied
  8. unburdened
Verb
  • Grannell was discharged and went to the San Antonio area sometime later.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Although the emergency room remains a safety net, my patient was reluctant to go, knowing he might be discharged with a bill if not deemed sick enough for admission.
    — Benjamin I. Lee, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of discharged
Verb
  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • 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
  • Joined by Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel — who voice Anna, Olaf and Elsa in Frozen, respectively — Jonas unpacked what went wrong in his bid to join the movie.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unpacked
Verb
  • According to the report the items were discarded, and the walk-in cooler could not be used until it was serviced and approved by Tarrant County Public Health.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, the short-half-life isotopes tend to get discarded by the process, and there's also the need to keep the streams of pure plutonium from concentrating, or things could get very nasty.
    — David Szondy August 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • More news Thousands were evacuated and six were hurt as the Hawk fire grew to more than 15,000 acres at the California-Nevada border.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • More than a thousand people were forced to flee from a Croatian holiday resort last week, while hundreds more were evacuated from villages in western Germany and southwest France.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuated
Verb
  • When the brothers arrived in court two days later, the jewel tones were ditched, and each wore a drab tan prison jumpsuit.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Despite his tech background, Brittin ditched the Q&A function on the festival’s app in favor of roaming microphones in the audience, giving him a chance to speak directly with his interrogators.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ditched
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
Definition of emptied
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
Definition of unburdened

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

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