unburden
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Synonyms
disburden, discharge, disencumber, off-load, unlade, unload, unpack
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Please feel free to unburden yourself of any knee-jerk thoughts typically ascribed to fourteen-year-old boys. — Henry Alford, The New Yorker, "Everything You’re Afraid to Ask About Human Composting," 26 Aug. 2019 Seemingly now unburdened, United were more at ease after half-time and did start to create chances to score. — SI.com, "Alan Hansen's 'You Can't Win Anything With Kids' Comment & Man Utd's 1995 Thumping at Aston Villa," 19 Aug. 2019 His voice bounces with the buzz of one recently unburdened. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Wave Racer Blew Up, Then Disappeared. Now, He Breaks His Silence: 'It Came Down to Feelings of Intense Anxiety'," 30 July 2019 Jane looks emotionally and spiritually lighter and unburdened (the only obstacle in her life is her new set of blunt, black bangs), and Renata is... — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, "Big Little Lies," 10 June 2019 Like all political ideas unburdened by their likelihood of actually happening, reparations are frequently spoken of in outlandish terms. — Graham Hillard, National Review, "The Other Case against Reparations," 22 July 2019 Free to choose a future where are all equal and unburdened by the oppression of those who would choose to divide us. — Ahmad Ibsais, Teen Vogue, "'Send Her Back': Why The Ugly Trump Rally Chant Was So Frightening To Me," 18 July 2019 The Kysers say the daylong experience breeds understanding and healing and unburdens some veterans of memories that lay dormant for decades. — Caryn M. Sullivan, Twin Cities, "Caryn M. Sullivan: The heart and muscle behind Honor Flight Twin Cities," 4 July 2019 The freedom of leaving the house unburdened by anything more than a key in the zip-pocket of your leggings is particularly meaningful for women used to the weight of handbags, buggies, changing bags stuffed with snacks and spare pants. — The Economist, "For women, running is still an act of defiance," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unburden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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