off-loading

verb

present participle of off-load
as in unloading
to empty or rid of cargo the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks

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Recent Examples of off-loading Earlier this year, Musk also hinted at off-loading the vast majority of his fortune before his passing. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 Following quickly on the heels of spinning off Versant Media earlier this year, Comcast is now off-loading the entirety of NBCUniversal. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Off-loading tasks such as writing code might result in cognitive atrophy over the long term, and that is problematic in itself, but off-loading ethical decisions will result in an atrophy of moral reasoning, which is worse. — Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 The canister was still wedged in my crotch, off-loading its contents like a homemade Roman candle. — Charlie Sheen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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unloading
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  • Think of your home as a simulated work environment in which everyday chores — like unloading the dishwasher or gathering ingredients for a meal – are a chance to learn.
    — John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Peabody, officials are expanding a program that uses cameras mounted on school buses to identify drivers who fail to stop when buses are loading or unloading students.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of unloading

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“Off-loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-loading. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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