unburdened
adjective
un·bur·dened
ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊnd 
: not burdened : having no weight or load
unburdened by the expectations of others
Examples of unburdened in a Sentence
now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years
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The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Olivier’s goal made it 2-1, and the Blue Jackets played unburdened the rest of the way.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
As The Atlantic’s Jonathan Lemire wrote Monday, rather ominously, Trump is a president emboldened by his comeback and unburdened by a reelection campaign.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In contrast, other central banks, who are unburdened by any sense of conflict of interest with Trump, can feel much more free to cut rates into a coming recession, as the ECB did on Thursday.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Olivier’s goal made it 2-1, and the Blue Jackets played unburdened the rest of the way.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
As The Atlantic’s Jonathan Lemire wrote Monday, rather ominously, Trump is a president emboldened by his comeback and unburdened by a reelection campaign.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
In contrast, other central banks, who are unburdened by any sense of conflict of interest with Trump, can feel much more free to cut rates into a coming recession, as the ECB did on Thursday.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Unburdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburdened. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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