untether
verb
un·teth·er
ˌən-ˈte-t͟hər 
untethered; untethering; untethers
: to free from or as if from a tether
Examples of untether in a Sentence
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Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons.
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Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Technology like the Mark43 OnScene equips first responders with a smartphone tool that untethers them from their vehicle, but still provides the powerful context and situational awareness of a traditional mobile-data terminal (MDT).
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
It gets skewed into these wild and intensely dogmatic beliefs that untether people from reality.
—Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022
Many want to untether their careers from their identities.
—Lindsay Ellis and Angela Yang, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
In collaboration with Avid, Amazon Studios will untether their editorial process to allow creative work to happen from almost anywhere, and centralize the editorial and content workflows in the cloud.
—Peter Caranicas, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022
Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Technology like the Mark43 OnScene equips first responders with a smartphone tool that untethers them from their vehicle, but still provides the powerful context and situational awareness of a traditional mobile-data terminal (MDT).
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
It gets skewed into these wild and intensely dogmatic beliefs that untether people from reality.
—Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022
Many want to untether their careers from their identities.
—Lindsay Ellis and Angela Yang, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
In collaboration with Avid, Amazon Studios will untether their editorial process to allow creative work to happen from almost anywhere, and centralize the editorial and content workflows in the cloud.
—Peter Caranicas, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022
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First Known Use
circa 1775, in the meaning defined above
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untether
verb
un·teth·er
ˌən-ˈtet͟h-ər
ˈən-
: to free from a tether
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