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
From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.
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Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Since the beginning of the year, Green, who is CEO and chairman, has unloaded more than one million shares of the company worth nearly $200 million (pretax).
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It was unloaded when police recovered it.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Leavitt unloaded on Psaki, her predecessor, at the podium.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
The team then unloaded time-sensitive research samples, transferring them into the station's freezers for preservation and analysis.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Containers are loaded and unloaded at Port Jersey Container Terminal in New Jersey, on May 1, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Kyle Ferguson, who investigated the matter, that Roman sprayed the family twice a day when two of the victims were loaded and unloaded from the bus.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Since the beginning of the year, Green, who is CEO and chairman, has unloaded more than one million shares of the company worth nearly $200 million (pretax).
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
It was unloaded when police recovered it.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Leavitt unloaded on Psaki, her predecessor, at the podium.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
The team then unloaded time-sensitive research samples, transferring them into the station's freezers for preservation and analysis.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Containers are loaded and unloaded at Port Jersey Container Terminal in New Jersey, on May 1, 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Kyle Ferguson, who investigated the matter, that Roman sprayed the family twice a day when two of the victims were loaded and unloaded from the bus.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloaded
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Ten have been discharged as of Wednesday morning.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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With no treatment for SSPE, he was discharged from the hospital to home hospice care and died 43 months later in 2015.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the next play, Staub sent the outside guys deep and dumped it again, this time to running back Micah Welch for 25.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Within a month, IXL laid off all of the dictionary’s full-time lexicographers and dumped most of its freelancers.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a 2023 post, NATO's Strategic Warfare Development Command unpacked a relatively new concept known as cognitive warfare.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terminal 4 check-in has been closed and evacuated while emergency services respond to an incident.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in 40 years living there, she was evacuated last summer during the Quarry fire.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While traditional wisdom may say to avoid white linen pants after Labor Day, fashion-forward travelers ditched that antiquated rule years ago.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kendall Jenner has ditched her clothes for multiple Calvin Klein underwear campaigns and has been working with the brand for years.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Empty Your Toaster's Crumb Catcher The toaster lever is easy to open, but in the rush of making breakfast, it rarely gets emptied.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The net is emptied net back into the water, minus the errant fishing lure which is tossed into a bucket among other trash collected for disposal.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unloaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloaded. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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