variants
also disenthraling
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society
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This allows easier access to the room than a ladder would, while also freeing up floorspace in the living room.—
Adam Williams
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026 -
With the courts leading that process, millions of people will have their records automatically cleared, freeing them to get better jobs, housing, and education.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Instead of just releasing Mythos, which proved in testing to be adept at spotting security holes, Anthropic initially made the model available to 11 organizations, including Club names CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Since only female mosquitoes bite, releasing males wouldn't increase the biting populations.—
Kimberly Miller,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Hair may be precious, but there’s no reason to treat the profession more harshly than those rescuing us in ambulances.—
Eric Zamparripa,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Ruff Start Rescue is wrapping up its 2026 Local Love campaign, ending Sunday, with a goal of rescuing 100 animals from local impounds and shelters.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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Georgacopoulos has made a career out of liberating pearls from their classical, somewhat staid image.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Through rapid technological changes and the growing use of AI, employees are saving a lot of time on repetitive tasks, brainstorming, team collaboration and many other activities that AI can now support.—
Gwen Mdinaradze,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Jack Lloyd, the prolific East Bay engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, whose innovations include making the pulse oximeter, a life-saving medical device indispensable in hospitals worldwide, has died at age 90, his family announced this week.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Noina uses her elbows, knees and feet to administer a satisfyingly joint-loosening Thai massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has frequently lambasted the military for loosening physical fitness requirements.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Disenthralling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenthralling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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