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as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours
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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.
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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
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
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The As2 is powered by a 648Wh, 15,000mAh lithium battery that allows more than four hours of runtime when unloaded, covering distances beyond 20 km.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Houston Texans sent the Cleveland Browns a second-round draft pick to unload Brock Osweiler’s bad contract a year after signing him to a four-year, $72 million deal.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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All the Miami players, clearly relieved, piled on Segovia to celebrate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Beyond helping San Diego close a budget shortfall, Elo-Rivera maintained the taxes on second homes and short-term rentals would relieve pressure on the city’s housing shortage.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Police reinvestigating the cold case brought him in for questioning in 2017 and charged him with murder, but the case was discontinued, and he was again freed.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Stars may also loan one of their eight defensemen and forward Arttu Hyry, who was called up amid injuries to other forwards, ahead of the deadline to free up even more room.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Disburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburden. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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