unburden
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Synonyms
disburden, discharge, disencumber, off-load, unlade, unload, unpack
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Williamson is a charismatic delight, seemingly unburdened by the pressures that come with early athletic superstardom. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Yikes, His Nikes! Zion Williamson’s Sneaker Disaster," 21 Feb. 2019 In some cultures grief is noisy, and people unburden themselves of it in bewailing; in other cultures, silence or whispers; and in still others, rituals are gone through to assure a good journey beyond. — John Crowley, Harper's magazine, "Works of Mercy," 10 Apr. 2019 Cheap and unburdened by regulations governing mobile-phone service, Wi-Fi networks have grown from a coffee-shop perk to near ubiquity. — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, "Cellphone Carriers Envision World Without Wi-Fi," 2 Mar. 2019 One goal of the treatment is to help veterans unburden themselves of shame, Yeomans told me. — New York Times, "The Wounds of the Drone Warrior," 13 June 2018 Even over the phone, McCaskill sounds light and unburdened. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "What It's Like to Lose in the Year of the Woman," 21 Dec. 2018 This willingness to experiment without feeling beholden to fan expectations about what games should be sold or shared makes Itchio feel like a garden of digital possibility, one unburdened by corporate overlords or the growing malaise of loot boxes. — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, "The game store that outshines Steam by staying small and weird," 29 Nov. 2018 Carrie is perhaps the most heartbreaking, her face pressed close to the lens, whispering plaintively like a fugitive, apologetically unburdening her palpable panic, pain, and loneliness. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "An unflinching look at ‘The Pain of Others’," 28 June 2018 After 80 games, Cristiano Felicio finally is unburdening himself. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Cristiano Felicio admits he tried to live up to contract," 8 Apr. 2018These 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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