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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  • That frees the company up to try to build new monopolies in AI, and the current DOJ doesn’t seem very interested in standing in the way of Big Tech.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • If the jobs report comes back ok-ish, then that frees up the FOMC to deliver a hike markets have been waiting on.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of frees
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  • The substitution effect undoes some of the potential health gains.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of undoes
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  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Treatment doesn’t diminish human potential, but often liberates it.
    — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 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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  • Currently, case-level immigration court information is available through the Executive Office for Immigration Review, a division of the Department of Justice that releases data regularly.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Findings from these studies indicate that when protein intake drops, the liver releases a hormone called FGF21.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of releases
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  • Violet, named for the color of identifying crayon scrawled on her brow, is one of 250 to 500 patients the Marine Mammal Care Center rescues along the Los Angeles County coast every year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After Zoe tips her off to Hal and John’s capture, Kerry rescues the Lanterns under the guise of arresting them for trespassing, after which John reports back to his mother on the phone.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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