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- verb Present participle of
unburden .
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Examples
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Keen observers of Bill Clinton will not wonder that in unburdening himself about Monica Lewinsky, the then-president focused on his own feelings and sense of victimhood.
Cover to Cover 2007
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Keen observers of Bill Clinton will not wonder that in unburdening himself about Monica Lewinsky, the then-president focused on his own feelings and sense of victimhood.
Cover to Cover 2007
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Suddenly, the idea of unburdening herself sounded like pure heaven.
Only You Leigh Sutherland & Peg Greenwood 1997
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There was a positive grossness in the idea of unburdening himself in the presence of this incommunicable grief.
The Divine Fire May Sinclair 1904
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He never confesses to the priest, but seems drawn to the idea of unburdening himself if only by letting his guard down an inch or two with the kindly, perceptive cleric.
Express Milwaukee 2010
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Hanks referred to it as "unburdening" herself, she looked anything but unburdened lying in her bed clutching that rosary.
unknown title 2008
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Therein lies the solution and the future of a healthier and more productive America and there also goes the unburdening of our health care system, when citizens are eating well and feeling well.
Richard Temtchine: The Rooftop Garden Project Richard Temtchine 2011
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Therein lies the solution and the future of a healthier and more productive America and there also goes the unburdening of our health care system, when citizens are eating well and feeling well.
Richard Temtchine: The Rooftop Garden Project Richard Temtchine 2011
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Therein lies the solution and the future of a healthier and more productive America and there also goes the unburdening of our health care system, when citizens are eating well and feeling well.
Richard Temtchine: The Rooftop Garden Project Richard Temtchine 2011
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He had just broken up with Britney Spears, and, for the first two hours, he just occupied a chair and talked about nothing else, unburdening himself.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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