unbinds

verb

present tense third-person singular of unbind
1
as in unties
to disengage the knotted parts of unbind a rope

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2
as in frees
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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  1. unties
  2. frees
  3. undoes
  4. liberates
  5. loosens
  6. releases
  7. rescues
  8. emancipates
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  • Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of unties
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  • Unexamined habits are expensive to maintain, even the small ones, and dropping one frees up real attention, not just symbolic relief.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of frees
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  • Like Sir Richard Branson himself, Virgin lets the hair grow long and undoes a few buttons while still making savvy business decisions, like a boss.
    — JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • That's the part that undoes everything else, because outdoor advertising formats are not neutral delivery vehicles.
    — Adam Salacuse, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of undoes
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  • Treatment doesn’t diminish human potential, but often liberates it.
    — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
    — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Definition of liberates
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  • Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In Antonioni’s film, after a woman disappears during a boating vacation, her partner and her best friend travel around looking for her, while the bond between them tightens and their grip on the threads of certainty loosens.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of loosens
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  • May 19 Just three months before her death, Panettiere releases her candid memoir detailing the progression of a once-exciting, new relationship that quickly escalated into years of domestic violence.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … ATTACK THWARTED — DOJ releases images of woman accused of stocking up for New York State Capitol bomb plot.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of releases
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  • The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His canine companion is Odin (played by a pooch named Uber), who rescues James after their crash and embarks on a journey of survival in the wilderness.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • Fox taught that the Inner Light emancipates a person from adherence to any creed, ecclesiastical authority or ritual forms.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Unbinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbinds. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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