unanchored

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Recent Examples of unanchored And Treasury yields have not exactly become unanchored from long-prevailing trends. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025 Consumer expectations for inflation popped to their highest levels in more than a year, threatening to become unanchored on the heels of strong economic performance in recent months. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025 Twisters at that strength can destroy mobile homes, flip or lift cars, and sweep away unanchored homes. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 Convenience retail, consisting of grocery and unanchored shopping centers, continues to benefit from strong supply-and-demand fundamentals. Mike Hazinski, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unanchored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanchored
Adjective
  • Though often appearing stylish and refined, with an air of unshakable confidence, like a real-life James Bond, Farzam seemed to come undone in recent years.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • And in October 2025, her daughter emulated mom's rosy glow and undone hair in the same dress at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala alongside dad Michael Douglas.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The images featured Williams striking several poses while standing in knee-deep waters, wearing a yellow, one-piece swimsuit with a cutout in the center and an untied bowtie.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For her part, BunnaB, beloved for her infectious, near-constant laughs, has separated herself from this ascendant pack by infusing her bubbly disposition, girl’s girl attitude, unfettered authenticity — and the unmistakable gravity of earning a second shot.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
  • So that was wonderful and the next minute the woman, waitress, air hostess, was carting grog down to the Warlps who decided to bring out the boomerangs and there was loud singing of love, then of country, then unfettered crying for Yuendumu, all in Warlpiri, and the grog kept flowing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In our interview, Kondo argued that the temptation of the modern, digital, always-online world demands fleeting, disengaged attention.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Getty floated the idea for an advisory board after realizing that music fans of his generation felt disengaged from Sweetwater and were unaware of its mission as a nonprofit arts organization.
    Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
  • In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023

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“Unanchored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanchored. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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