as in free
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
the paying off of my loan left me feeling delightfully disencumbered
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as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night
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as in relieved
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon
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Adjective
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Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The Argyle Lunar New Year Celebration will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with parade kicking off from Argyle Street and Sheridan Road at 1 p.m. Feb. 8; more details on the free event at partners.exploreuptown.org.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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For the other man, meanwhile, those initially disorientating dreams cue a release from the strictures of masculine expectations and self-image, demonstrated through his increasingly liberated performances in a local choir.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its protagonist subsequently became a cultural phenomenon, a symbol of the modern British woman and an international example of liberated women everywhere.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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Minutes after Carter's successor took the oath of office, the hostages were freed.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Disencumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disencumbered. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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