unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
ˌən-ˈsha-kəl 
unshackled; unshackling; unshackles
: to free from shackles
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He was unshackled while sitting next to a defense attorney in court.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
One of the most common arguments in favor of giving in to AI is that the technology will unshackle the next generation of creative minds.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
While Zimbabwe’s political situation has changed since Mugabe was ousted from power in 2017, the country’s cricket team struggled to unshackle itself from the political interference that started eroding the team in the early 2000s leading to the infamous player revolt in 2004.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The American has been visibly unshackled by her acceptance that tennis results need not define her, taking her to her first Grand Slam title in Australia and to a 23-4 record in 2025 prior to this encounter.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
One of the most common arguments in favor of giving in to AI is that the technology will unshackle the next generation of creative minds.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
While Zimbabwe’s political situation has changed since Mugabe was ousted from power in 2017, the country’s cricket team struggled to unshackle itself from the political interference that started eroding the team in the early 2000s leading to the infamous player revolt in 2004.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The American has been visibly unshackled by her acceptance that tennis results need not define her, taking her to her first Grand Slam title in Australia and to a 23-4 record in 2025 prior to this encounter.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Unshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshackle. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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