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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
The Purdy-McCaffrey combo showed up best a few snaps before Kittle’s touchdown: McCaffrey raced down the right sideline past linebacker Lavonte David and caught a 30-yard prayer from Purdy, who unloaded that pass just before getting drilled in the chest by William Gholston.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Another time, Benson was unloading groceries in her kitchen when a man started pounding on the door, forcing her to send her son into the basement and call for help.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
So, what then are the motivations a young rich person might have for unloading works passed down to them?
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
There, at rosé hour, Gates gathered his guests to witness him unloading the anagama after its inaugural, seven-day-long firing.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Another time, Benson was unloading groceries in her kitchen when a man started pounding on the door, forcing her to send her son into the basement and call for help.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
So, what then are the motivations a young rich person might have for unloading works passed down to them?
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
There, at rosé hour, Gates gathered his guests to witness him unloading the anagama after its inaugural, seven-day-long firing.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Festivals are an opportunity to unpack that stuff and to have meaningful conversations.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Leslie Jamison’s memoir, Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, unpacks the emotional transformations of divorce and motherhood with raw, unflinching honesty.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Regardless of the specific charges against her, Jean McConville was the victim of a war crime, disappeared by the IRA to spare them the public shame of dumping the corpse of a young widow and mother on the street.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Just dump some ice in the base of the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice-cold the entire party.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Smoke rose over the Lebanese capital while the Israeli military issued warnings for 20 buildings in southern Beirut to evacuate ahead of additional strikes.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tens of thousands of Israelis who were evacuated from the border months ago are pressuring their government in order to go home.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ready to eat tomatoes contaminated with raw meat juices discarded.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ibarra was also seen discarding a bloodied jacket and disposable gloves near his apartment on Feb. 22 at 9:44 a.m., prosecutors said.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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He was honorably discharged in 1971 and returned to the reservation.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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He was discharged in July 2024 and has since been continuing outpatient therapy in California.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The prevailing belief is that Earhart, 39, and Noonan, 44, ran out of fuel and ditched their twin-engine Lockheed Electra in the Pacific near Howland Island while on one of the final legs of their epic journey.CBS News, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Our hero also ditches the red dye in his hair, a small but helpful cosmetic change as the new baddie of the bunk beds has purple hair.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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The pay television side lost 43,000 subscribers in the third quarter, while Sling TV gained 145,000.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia has beaten up on weak competition, defeating the Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars and Cowboys — all five teams have losing records and a combined record of 13-35.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 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 Nov. 2024.
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