1
as in to unpack
to empty or rid of cargo
the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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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
The next-biggest spender among the pro-Trump groups is Building America's Future, which has unloaded about $5 million in TV ads since Trump's election.
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Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Doing so allowed the rear tires to contribute more traction through the corner, counterintuitively—to me, at least, after my previous Radford instruction—preventing understeer despite actually unloading the front tires a smidge.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Owners unable to unload their EVs or still torn over Tesla have been caught in the middle.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Once triggered, the black mamba unloads a relentless flurry of high-speed bites.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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From there, three large galleries unpack three core Pan-African philosophies: Garveyism, Négritude, and Quilombismo.—
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Below, Tillman unpacks Milchick’s biggest moments from the finale, from his comedy routine with Kier to that unforgettable marching band sequence.—
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Last week brought a frenzied trading session in the bond markets as investors dumped bonds overnight—sending the 30-year Treasury yield briefly above 5 percent.—
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Atmospheric rivers out West also tend to dump their heaviest rain over the open water in the Pacific, because the storms they’re associated with typically peak in strength there.—
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The governor and his family were in their home at the time of the attack and were safely evacuated.—
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They were evacuated safely and were not injured, according to state police.—
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
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This water must be discarded to remove the smell of urine.—
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Effective as of: April 17, 2025, a fee in the amount of $0 for each container discharged.—
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Last week, 300,000 gallons of untreated sewage discharged into the Connecticut River from East Windsor from a break in a sewage line, contributing to the largest sewage spill in the state this year.—
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Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ President Donald Trump on Monday once again reiterated that Iran must abandon any hope of obtaining a nuclear weapon as the U.S. prepares for more talks in less than a week.—
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Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.—
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For instance, one study found that after losing a spouse, people tended to neglect their health—eating less nutritiously, skipping meals, drinking more alcohol, moving less, and sleeping less.—
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Survivors numbered 706, according to the History Channel; 1,500 people lost their lives.—
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Here at last Richard unburdens himself, telling Reacher that the Becks’ lives are not their own.—
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Delegating should not be used as a way to unburden yourself of menial, grunt work.—
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“Unload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unload. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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