unloaded

verb

Definition of unloadednext
past tense of unload
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 Synonyms for unloaded
  1. dumped
  2. discarded
  3. evacuated
  4. lost
  5. emptied
Verb
  • Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After a cynical congratulations from the Front Man, Gi-hun is unceremoniously dumped on the streets of Seoul, where the traumatized man refuses his winnings and lives in abject poverty for a year.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumped
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  • Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The archaeologists believe that the statue was discarded in a sewer during the Roman Empire’s transition to Christianity.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarded
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  • More than a hundred people had to be evacuated using ropes and ladders after a lift at a ski resort in Colorado malfunctioned and left visitors suspended in the air.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Buildings and a nearby school were evacuated.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuated
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  • Yes, Rupert Murdoch lost an epic courtroom battle with his kids over his media empire (during which actual Succession plot lines were discussed), but the Fox News mogul also suffered a rare defeat in TV news.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chandler fought Charles Oliveira in a rematch and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
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  • Break down cardboard, shirt and gift boxes so more can fit in the recycling container and fall out readily as it is emptied, Allen said.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the fourth quarter, the sections of the Horseshoe once painted in orange had largely emptied.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of emptied
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