disencumbering

present participle of disencumber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disencumbering
Verb
  • The compartment, which costs $3,500 extra, even features a retractable ramp to making loading and unloading a breeze.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As someone who worked his way up from unloading trucks in the warehouse to eventually landing in the C-suite, McMillon embodies how staying dedicated to one employer can work wonders for aspiring leaders—in contrast to job-hopping in search of potential pay gains.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cloves are especially high in a polyphenol called eugenol, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Designed with the same pressure-relieving material found in its mattresses, the pillow adapts to the contours of your head and neck, easing tension and providing personalized support throughout the night.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An inevitable part of lawn maintenance, ridding your space of weeds often takes hours to do and requires bending, straining, and stretching in less-than-ideal positions to get the job done.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Many prayed and called for ridding themselves of the divisive, violent rhetoric of the past week.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Addressing my trauma really is freeing.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The plan calls for Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences, as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained since the start of the war, in exchange for Hamas freeing 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The commission unanimously agreed to fine Levy with a different penalty, a total of $1,428,750 for a combination of other violations that include clearing vegetation for a parking lot, installing unpermitted fencing on state land, building the pickleball court and more.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That could easily mean that thousands of UPS packages every day are not clearing customs on their first try.
    Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Disencumbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disencumbering. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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