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as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in to relieve
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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Recent Examples of disburden
Nelson sometimes counsels musicians to feel, not count — to disburden themselves of metronomic ideas about tempo and go with the flow.
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Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
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Imagine adding a talent like Sasaki without having to use a first-round draft pick, or having to unload five prospects to acquire him in a trade, or having to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to sign him as a free agent.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Manning was unloading his gear with his mother around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16 when his six-month old Great Dane puppy, Muffin, ran into the road at their Slidell, La., home.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hormone therapy may relieve some of these, but this comes with many risks and benefits.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Love can improve his decision making, but a better offensive scheme can also relieve some of that pressure to perform perfectly at all times.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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No hostages have been freed yet, and the cease-fire doesn’t start until Sunday, so all reports so far remain speculative and optimistic.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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If half of your life is intolerable, simply free yourself from it.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Disburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburden. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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