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as in unpacks
to empty or rid of cargo
the dockworkers unloaded the ship
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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
An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Agnes unloads the weight of the world on the baby by explaining that some bad life experiences are going to happen, but at least the baby has a good support system.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unloads
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Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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One person unpacks the food in the kitchen while the others put away the rest.—
Brittany Huston,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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There is this tendency to frame eating disorders as a purely biological phenomenon in a way that kind of evacuates them of all meaning, or actually repels the attempt to create meaning.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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On the morning of January 29, 2024, her family evacuates their homes in Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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As a demo, one of the artisans dumps a sack of more than 200 bones (a gray fox, incidentally) into a random jumble on a workbench.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nature dumps 12 to 18 inches of inconvenience uniformly across an entire community and leaves it up to you and your neighbors to sort out the mess.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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Oakland police also asserted an exemption to a California law that requires the release within 45 days of body-cam footage in critical incidents when a peace officer discharges a firearm at a person, or when use of force results in death or great bodily injury.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Dec. 2025
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Season 2 ditches the courtroom for a company retreat, trading the isolated environment of a trial for the isolated environment of an offsite (at a ranch just north of Los Angeles).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Nicholson wrote that the Jim Crow-era murder musical is the best kind of smart filmmaking, a barn-burner about religion and art and race that ditches the speeches for scenes of action and romance.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Every weekday before dawn, Deltona empties itself onto I-4.—
Christopher Bellingham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bustling evening market, where locals gather for tacos, now empties out early.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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One scholarly paper found that the typical retiree who claims before 70 loses $182,370 in potential Social Security income.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Access to the clinics will be limited to anyone who loses coverage as a result of new federal rules for Medicaid eligibility, set to take effect next January.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Unloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unloads. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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