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
Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Mitt Romney, his challenger, unburdened by White House duties, stopped in 80.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
These days, recordings are rarer and often live, and Mäkelä sounds unburdened by his elders’ example.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
Such instruction was prescient; the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire is open to endless interpretation in front of an audience unburdened by nostalgia.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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For many, this is the last image of that player with the waggling hips, at the top of the world, and unburdened by football’s brutality.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Mitt Romney, his challenger, unburdened by White House duties, stopped in 80.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
These days, recordings are rarer and often live, and Mäkelä sounds unburdened by his elders’ example.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
Such instruction was prescient; the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire is open to endless interpretation in front of an audience unburdened by nostalgia.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
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The Carroll County Public Library will be hosting the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, a nonprofit statewide legal service provider that assists in meeting the need for free civil legal services for community memes facing financial hardships, for a workshop, Feb. 8.—
Allana Haynes,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2025
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Subscribe to Foreign Affairs This Week Our editors’ top picks, delivered free to your inbox every Friday.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Dec. 2024
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They are also relieved that the war, for now, has ended.—
Loubna Mrie,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2024
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And now that legions of fans have gotten to see the film, Grande and Erivo are feeling liberated, ready to answer the remaining burning questions about the production.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2025
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The wounds from discovering torture chambers and mass graves of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories were still fresh.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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