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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
unburden .
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Examples
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Cognizant of seniors' tendency to mislay important objects, Ryan thoughtfully unburdens them with having to handle the grubby little coupons physically: those will be given directly to the insurance providers for safekeeping.
Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011
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Cognizant of seniors' tendency to mislay important objects, Ryan thoughtfully unburdens them with having to handle the grubby little coupons physically: those will be given directly to the insurance providers for safekeeping.
Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011
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When a person unburdens his or her soul to someone considered trustworthy, often what is revealed is used against the penitent through gossip, condemnation, or loss of standing in the church.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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Cognizant of seniors' tendency to mislay important objects, Ryan thoughtfully unburdens them with having to handle the grubby little coupons physically: those will be given directly to the insurance providers for safekeeping.
Will Durst: Corroded Clockwork Will Durst 2011
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When a person unburdens his or her soul to someone considered trustworthy, often what is revealed is used against the penitent through gossip, condemnation, or loss of standing in the church.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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When a person unburdens his or her soul to someone considered trustworthy, often what is revealed is used against the penitent through gossip, condemnation, or loss of standing in the church.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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As Tea and Tony sit in a playground -- drinking vodka, to be sure -- she unburdens herself.
'Skins': The Good, The Bad and the Truth Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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It's about an evening party in which the poet Lady Gregory sits next to Henry James and unburdens to him the tale of her doomed love affair.
Suburban Tensions In a Gauzy Glow Sam Sacks 2011
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Corbis/Sygma Princess Diana unburdens herself in a 1995 interview with the BBC.
The Princess Reimagined Sam Sacks 2011
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When a person unburdens his or her soul to someone considered trustworthy, often what is revealed is used against the penitent through gossip, condemnation, or loss of standing in the church.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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