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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
After every presidential election, the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School invites campaign strategists for both general-election candidates — as well as key staff members from losing primary campaigns — to unload about what happened.
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Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Lewis wasn't going to take that lying down, and in typical messy fashion, unloaded his hot takes on Whitfield.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The boys’ mom had just parked at a shopping center and was outside of the car, unloading items to bring inside, at the time of the shooting, Huerta told Los Angeles ABC station KABC.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The train is taken out of service, passengers unloaded, a new train brought in for the passengers, and the old equipment sent back to the repair shop at 10 miles an hour.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Lewis wasn't going to take that lying down, and in typical messy fashion, unloaded his hot takes on Whitfield.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The boys’ mom had just parked at a shopping center and was outside of the car, unloading items to bring inside, at the time of the shooting, Huerta told Los Angeles ABC station KABC.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
The train is taken out of service, passengers unloaded, a new train brought in for the passengers, and the old equipment sent back to the repair shop at 10 miles an hour.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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Adam Mahoney delicately unpacks the history and issues at play for Capital B. One tribe that calls the Tahoe Basin home is the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Cramer unpacked recent market action after the U.S. announced a third export sanction on high-tech goods to China.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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The sisters throw the near-dead Ian into the car trunk to dump his body into the dark sea off a nearby cliff.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Politics Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency Dec. 12, 2024 The pair drove to the New Melones reservoir near Yosemite to dump the bodies.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Over the next few days, more than 30 bomb threats forced city hall, elementary schools, Wittenberg University, Clark State College, Springfield Regional Medical Center, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, two Walmarts and a Kroger grocery store to lock down, evacuate or temporarily close.Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Fire crews evacuated three apartment units where six residents lived, the department said on the social media platform X. Marsh said the second-floor fire at the rear of the building was contained by 1 a.m., but flames damaged the third floor.Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
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Look over the chestnuts and discard any with holes in them or that feel very soft when squeezed.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate; discard drippings or reserve for another use.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Former President Clinton was discharged Tuesday morning after being hospitalized a day earlier for flu, according to his spokesperson.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital Tuesday, after he was admitted with a fever Monday afternoon, a spokesman said.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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And the choice to ditch the strobe effect that ages the cast into adults feels unnecessary.Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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After ditching President Florentino Perez twice at the altar in 2017 and 2022, Mbappe finally decided to let his PSG contract run down this summer and subsequently join the 15-time Champions League winners.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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With a healthy diet, cats can lose 0.5 percent to 1 percent of their body weight per week.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea and Arsenal have been heavily linked but, unless anyone floats a fee significantly north of £100million, Newcastle will simply not countenance losing a player who is contracted until 2028.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Seek resources and tools to help unburden your internal teams and accelerate your data transformation.Sirjad Parakkat, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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It’s addressed to an infant discovering the world, unburdened by the darkness that casts a shadow over the narrating mother.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Unload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unload. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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