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unburden

[uhn-bur-dn] / ʌnˈbɜr dn /


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"When you breathe, you're already rich, you're already a millionaire; all the wealth is in life. I talked with him, and I was able to unburden myself."

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Your goal is to unburden those parts, and once those parts are unburdened, what’s left is your true self, like who you are at your core,” Zupich said.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

The predictive technologies that are promising to unburden us of the inconveniences of life are also creating a situation where we are gradually more anxious, not less anxious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024

However, she says some were relieved to unburden themselves of things they had not been able to tell anyone.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

In spite of Vic’s brutal honesty, it felt great to finally unburden all of this on someone.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Here, a female devotee unburdens her troubles before Puliyurkali, a powerful manifestation of goddess Kali, seeking solace and divine intervention.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

There are no murmurs of empathy as he unburdens himself.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

As Stan unburdens his soul to his coconspirator, and wrestles with issues of guilt and shame, the question remains: What do you want to believe, folks?

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2021

When he unburdens himself about his problems, he ruins a dinner party.

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2017

When he finally unburdens himself, it is with averted eyes and roundabout language.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens

Sitting on the couch at his new partner’s home one night, he unburdened himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Now, Rose felt the pressure - coming undone at Amen Corner's 11th and 12th holes - as McIlroy proved he truly was unburdened.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

AI-native software startups, unburdened by the baggage of years of design decisions, can leapfrog incumbents with new ways of doing things.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026

Detached and unburdened by the need of a narrative, the images simply exist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

But on a quiet sea, with lungs and nostrils unburdened, no responsibilities, and much time on his hands, the traveler with a philosophic bent could find his imagination enlarged.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

He would claim that he’d be passing by the accused’s cell and strike up a conversation, and before long the fellow prisoner would be unburdening himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024

The drama builds as much by the choices the characters make as by the wisdom that’s gleaned from their collective unburdening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

If you re-watch those old "Red Talk Talk" unburdening sessions, Will was the one leading the narrative — not his wife.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2023

There they could weep at leisure, unburdening themselves of their own troubles as they wept for someone else’s death.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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