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as in unpacks
to empty or rid of cargo
the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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as in discards
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 unloads
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloads
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Across its 14 tracks, the rising country artist and Texas native unpacks the aftermath of a life-altering experience in unflinchingly honest detail.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Louise Glück unpacks the mysterious power of writing as transformation.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Oakland police also asserted an exemption to a California law that requires the release within 45 days of body-cam footage in critical incidents when a peace officer discharges a firearm at a person, or when use of force results in death or great bodily injury.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Dec. 2025
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After localizing, the UAV discharges an ampoule filled with a fire extinguishant from an onboard launcher and puts out the fire.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Oct. 2021
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This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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The $99 Fitbit Air ditches the display, relying instead on subtle haptics and passive tracking to deliver a quieter, less intrusive experience.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
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To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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Best of all, its RockDock Plus empties the dustbin for me for up to seven weeks.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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He’s thrown off, however, when Nora loses her cool at the discovery that their young, feisty daughter Ida (Tawba El Gharchi) has posted a video on social media of the trio dancing in the livestock stable.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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