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as in unloading
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in relieving
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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In one video posted on Instagram, several people are seen on the side of the bridge unloading what appears to be several boxes of fireworks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026 -
No loading and unloading the car, no long morning commutes—just grab your gear and go.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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For renewables in particular, cheaper battery storage means energy from wind and solar, which tends to be periodically abundant, can be stored and saved for later, relieving grids from an influx of power.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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But three games ago, Jenna came back, relieving her sister Megan of point guard duties.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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The enduring scent of burning garbage, used as one of the sole means of ridding neighborhoods of their trash.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Instead, under that framing, the fault lay with the governor of Minnesota and the mayor of Minneapolis for not ridding their streets of immigrants without legal status to remain in the United States.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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So that was very freeing for me.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In May, the International Skating Union approved Petrosian and Alina Gorbacheva as individual athletes, freeing them to compete in the ISU’s Skate to Milan qualifier in Beijing last September.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Workers began clearing debris and mud at first light from a catchment area where material had overtopped concrete barriers along the northbound shoulder.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Here, experts share why clearing lawn debris is vital to lawn health, plus bonus tips to help your yard shine this coming season.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Disburdening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburdening. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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