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unloading

NOUN
discharge
Synonyms
STRONG
disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
Antonyms


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Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Wealthy Chinese owners began unloading their Bordeaux estates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"Diesel has reached a price that's quite critical for us," said Le Quintrec, unloading sole and sea bass caught recently overnight at the port of Lorient.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

At that point it was anyone's game, but Farrell responded by unloading his bench - including a first appearance for Bundee Aki after suspension - and it breathed new life into the Irish challenge.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

There they do the hard manual labor of loading and unloading shipments onto trucks.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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