as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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as in unloaded
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 relieved
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 unburdened
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
In those scenes an unburdened version of Qihuo is revealed.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Its pastel-colored houses stacked against one another along towering coastal cliffs, a sapphire sea glittering below, have become an emblem for life unburdened by the mundane.
—Heike Blümner, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But the music could scarcely feel more unburdened—the sound of an artist stretching the borders of their sound ever further into a hostile world.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
In those scenes an unburdened version of Qihuo is revealed.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Raphael could certainly extract feeling from the architecture of a body and the distribution of its weight, but the majority of his faces, even the most artificially expressive ones, are unburdened by anything like a psychology.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Its pastel-colored houses stacked against one another along towering coastal cliffs, a sapphire sea glittering below, have become an emblem for life unburdened by the mundane.
—Heike Blümner, Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
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They’re connected by a free three-and-a-half-mile coastal trail known as the Cliff Walk—one of the biggest tourist draws to America’s smallest state.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Another idea would treat the money the government puts into people’s individual funds as an interest-free loan, which people would then pay back once their wealth compounds.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Usyk dropped Verhoeven with roughly 20 seconds left in the 11th, Verhoeven beat the count, and when action resumed Usyk unloaded a flurry.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The car was unloaded ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which the company later announced was canceled due to weather conditions.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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In March, Smith relieved Jim Hiller, who had taken over for Todd McLellan in February of 2024.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
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Michael Petersen relieved Alcantara and threw a perfect eighth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The freed men first served their sentences at the Ramo Verde military prison, but were transferred to the Lara prison five years ago.—
Gustavo Ocando Alex,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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The ministry identified the freed captives as Russian citizen Oleg Gret and Ukrainian citizen Yuri Yurov.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Crocker-Johnson has been cleared for full-go practices this summer, Medved said last month.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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The Supreme Court decision cleared the way for officials to justify redistricting based on partisan ambitions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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And there were already many claims being made for the nearly $4 billion worth of liberated slaves.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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