as in untying
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1
as in loosening
to disengage the knotted parts of
unbind a rope
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2
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners
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Ryan Poles was busy this week freeing up salary-cap space.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Those softer skills may become even more valuable as AI becomes more prevalent, freeing up time to spend on deeper relationships and more clients.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Inventory loosening up One sign the housing market is loosening is an increasing ratio of sellers to buyers.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In 2019, the Legislature passed House Bill 2458, loosening some regulations around the organization and authorizing the sale of promotional items.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last year, more than a third of artists making $10,000 on the platform in royalties started by self-releasing their music through independent distributors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Images show a diffuse coma and faint dust tail created as sunlight heats the comet's ices, releasing gas and dust into space.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The process is prescriptive, but the effect is liberating.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds marched along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, calling for the liberation of Iran while standing in solidarity with its people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But transformation imposed at gunpoint, through a proxy force assembled in days without a clear political strategy and without a plan for the morning after, is not liberation.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, the boulder will roll backward, undoing decades and billions of dollars of work.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Many diseases are more infectious and more lethal than COVID-19 was, and the next such pandemic could prove to be our species’ undoing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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Within two minutes, Phoenix police arrived at the scene, taking the woman into custody and rescuing the child.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Animal Services asked for help either fostering, adopting or rescuing the dogs to free up kennel space.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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What followed was emancipation without resources and citizenship without enforcement.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the president used the occasion not to remember emancipation but to complain that America had too many holidays.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Unbinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbinding. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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