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
Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The point, instead, is building a playground expansive enough to contain Hahn’s shamelessly selfish, domineering Agatha, a protagonist unburdened by moral obligations or so-large-they’re-meaningless stakes like saving the world.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Harris would like to be unburdened by what has been going on in the Biden White House.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
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When the ice retreated to the north, removing the weight of the ice, the land was unburdened and began flexing and rising.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety The point, instead, is building a playground expansive enough to contain Hahn’s shamelessly selfish, domineering Agatha, a protagonist unburdened by moral obligations or so-large-they’re-meaningless stakes like saving the world.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Harris would like to be unburdened by what has been going on in the Biden White House.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unburdened
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The first 100 customers at the South Lamar opening will get free churros and chocolate.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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These 9 restaurants are now open in Scottsdale: Italian food to ice cream Krispy Kreme is giving out free doughnuts Wednesday.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some of the congestion was relieved several years ago when Buckeye, Maricopa County and ADOT decided to make the intersection a four-way stop as opposed to a two-way stop.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Cardona said at the time that four million people have had debt relief in the last three years, and that one in ten student borrowers have had their debt relieved—around $160 billion.Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Try to live life in a more free and liberated way in August.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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That label was reserved for liberated prisoners of war.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said she was freed after over four months of efforts from Iraqi government agencies working with American and Jordanian authorities.Nechirvan Mando, Michael Rios and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The team’s next goal is to explore how plant life colonizes landscapes that have recently been freed from ice, and to predict how this process might unfold in the future.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unburdened. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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