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  • present participle of unload.

unloading

NOUN
discharge
Synonyms
STRONG
disburdening emptying unburdening unlading
Antonyms


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"With this unauthorised unloading of equipment, the company has really not improved its chances with the Greenland authorities," said Anne Merrild, a professor at Aalborg University and Arctic specialist.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“The heat doesn’t bother me much,” he said, unloading his bicycle — a blue and yellow 1989 Trek 400 — from the trunk of his car on a side street in Reseda.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

He became an early-morning stocker, unloading trucks and stamping boxes with a label gun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

It's a sweltering summer's day and fishermen are unloading their catch on the docks.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

This is what I’m thinking about while I’m unloading the dishwasher, with great care and precision, because Evie is napping and the clatter of cutlery against crockery might wake her up.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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