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Recent Examples of disburden Nelson sometimes counsels musicians to feel, not count — to disburden themselves of metronomic ideas about tempo and go with the flow. Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress. Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburden
Verb
  • Vulnerability The goal of storytelling and advocacy is not to unload, but to provide a window into their experience.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • The order to unload the trucks did not come from Jack Cooper or the Teamsters.
    Jamie L. LaReau, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The facility intends to relieve overcrowding in local jails and support President Donald Trump and his administration’s mass deportation initiative.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
  • The governor said the detention centers will relieve pressure on county jails holding inmates facing deportation.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Protests in Israel also resumed after a two-week pause during the Israel-Iran war, with demonstrators demanding a deal that would free the hostages still in Gaza.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
  • But the pending Senate bill keeps the door wide open, effectively freeing very wealthy business owners from any cap on their SALT deductions.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

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“Disburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburden. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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