unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
ˌən-ˈsha-kəl 
unshackled; unshackling; unshackles
: to free from shackles
Examples of unshackle in a Sentence
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Scientific ingenuity, unshackled by overly burdensome regulations, provides solutions like carbon capture and storage technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
Transitioning to a fully remote workforce can be a game-changer, allowing employees to work from anywhere, unshackling businesses from the shackles of physical office upkeep.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Reams of rules govern how the best French cheeses are made, but hotter, drier summers may unshackle struggling producers.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Those who unshackle themselves from the burdens of driving will have a lot more of it.
—Doug Gordon, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
But in pop culture, there’s something unexpectedly liberating, even progressive, about seeing gay characters unshackled from the necessity of making a good impression.
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
After manufacturing costs for renewables dropped within competitive range of fossil fuels in 2009, their appeal quickly became apparent: Because the costs were fixed — just investment and upkeep — the country could unshackle its energy sector from commodities.
—Noah Gallagher Shannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
Development agencies should be unshackled from political constraints, because donors cannot keep Afghanistan on life support indefinitely.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
Investigators were checking security video to determine how his hands were unshackled, Woo said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 July 2023
Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2024
Transitioning to a fully remote workforce can be a game-changer, allowing employees to work from anywhere, unshackling businesses from the shackles of physical office upkeep.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Reams of rules govern how the best French cheeses are made, but hotter, drier summers may unshackle struggling producers.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
Those who unshackle themselves from the burdens of driving will have a lot more of it.
—Doug Gordon, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
But in pop culture, there’s something unexpectedly liberating, even progressive, about seeing gay characters unshackled from the necessity of making a good impression.
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
After manufacturing costs for renewables dropped within competitive range of fossil fuels in 2009, their appeal quickly became apparent: Because the costs were fixed — just investment and upkeep — the country could unshackle its energy sector from commodities.
—Noah Gallagher Shannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
Development agencies should be unshackled from political constraints, because donors cannot keep Afghanistan on life support indefinitely.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2022
Investigators were checking security video to determine how his hands were unshackled, Woo said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 July 2023
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First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined above
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