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as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it
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as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry
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Recent Examples of unburden
This week is an invitation to unburden, reflect, and reclaim your energy.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Nowadays, the market is replete with accordion-style fans: confirming that, while their spinning counterparts might unburden your wrist, nothing ever beats the dramatic flair.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Musk’s social media unburdening this week certainly wasn’t helpful to the cause.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The rebirth is necessary, an unburdening and a kind of justice for her and her family.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Nowadays, the market is replete with accordion-style fans: confirming that, while their spinning counterparts might unburden your wrist, nothing ever beats the dramatic flair.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Musk’s social media unburdening this week certainly wasn’t helpful to the cause.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The rebirth is necessary, an unburdening and a kind of justice for her and her family.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some overseas investors have also been unloading government bonds and rotating into Japanese equities , driving its stock markets to fresh highs, analysts who spoke to CNBC noted.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The agency has launched a recruitment drive to relieve the stress by hiring thousands of new officers as quickly as possible, but that process will likely take months or years to play out.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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The researchers hypothesized that soft music has a relaxing effect, relieving the tension that makes carsickness worse, and joyful music might serve as distraction, activating the brain's reward systems.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Unburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburden. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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