1
as in unpacks
to empty or rid of cargo
the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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2
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
Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloads
Verb
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Below, MacKay unpacks his Lido double feature.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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In an unprecedented exhibition, the V&A unpacks the enduring allure of Marie Antoinette’s aesthetic.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday-as-Enid dumps Bruno for being a cheating loser; Enid-as-Wednesday realizes that Wednesday’s bad behavior has come from a place of loyalty and love.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the end of each week, the truck dumps the freezer’s contents at a waste-storage facility.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Its Foamy pad ditches the air in favor of all-foam construction.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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Each bottling of Gorovka, cut to 55% ABV, only partially empties the puncheon after which the barrel is topped up with fresh spirit.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The boat ramp, which also serves as a fishing pier, sits close to a part of the river that empties out into the Long Island Sound.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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An education nonprofit loses funding — a child loses after-school care.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloads. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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