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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in relieved
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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Verb
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Tuesday’s hearing came as The New Corolla, the last oil tanker to come through the Strait and sail to California since the war began, unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026 -
Filipino fishermen returning from about a month at sea unloaded catches of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and blue marlin last May at the General Santos fish port, which is known as the Philippines’ tuna capital.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The Spurs are obviously relieved about that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Staubach relieved him in one of those starts, at San Francisco in the 1972 divisional playoffs, and deserves the credit for Dallas’ 30-28 comeback victory.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Later that month she was freed.—
Jade le Deley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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While his son and his friend continued their daylong wait for him just outside, the refugee was freed, only to be detained and taken to a Homeland Security facility.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Disburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburdened. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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