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unloading

NOUN
discharge
Synonyms
STRONG
disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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They can remain “capital light” and less levered since they are unloading large chunks of debt, often at a premium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Berkshire has rarely sold its wholly owned subsidiaries, unloading its newspaper businesses in 2020 and closing its textile business in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Saavedra and his son would drive a van up and down Los Angeles, manually packing and unloading the product to local corner stores.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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

“Ms. Lee, isn’t it? We’re the Cranes—your new tenants? Just unloading our things, then we’ll return the U-Haul and it’ll be out of the way.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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