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Recent Examples of unanchored
Potential impacts include: - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes is possible.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
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
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanchored
Adjective
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Eric Musselman sat behind a microphone at the bitter end of a bitter regular season for USC, armed only with the same explanations for how a once-hopeful season could come so undone.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Crafted into undone bends, the style disguises flyaways and limp ends.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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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
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Anthropic sought assurance that its technology would not be tapped for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, but the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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This has allowed this unauthorized user unfettered access to those frequencies to transmit hateful and threatening messaging, potentially disrupting vital police, fire and EMS communications.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It’s called ‘the challenge of the disengaged mind’.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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Over time, this adaptation can create internal friction — people appear productive while feeling increasingly disengaged or depleted.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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