as in to free
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
uncaged the bird and let it fly away
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Recent Examples of uncage
With the help of the wise and mysterious maid Willie May (Latifah) and a stubborn new girl in school played by Mills, the boy must decide whether to set the tiger free and in turn uncage his emotional grief.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncage
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Using his electric superpower, Fester causes an explosion that frees the L.O.I.S. subjects from their cells.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Machine learning reviews production data to identify bottlenecks or root causes of errors, freeing up capacity and improving output.—
Bill Rokos,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Blockbusters are released in five or six languages at once.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, the official cause of death has not been released yet.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Shaked, who was liberated from the Matthausen camp, was referring to the condition of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, young men abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Nova music festival in southern Israel.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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How did One Piece season 1 end? Season 1 of Netflix's One Piece adaptation ended with Luffy and the Straw Hat gang liberating Nami's hometown of Coco Village from Arlong (McKinley Belcher III), the spiky-nosed fish-man with hopes of turning the village into a fish-men empire.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The victim was later pronounced dead at a hospital after she was rescued from the bin Authorities are seeking the public's help with information about the incident Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose head was stuck in a donation box in Lodi, Calif.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Two people were rescued after a small plane crash-landed in the Everglades in Broward County Tuesday morning, officials say.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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It’s become a reviewer-favorite for its wrinkle-free fabric, which will save time getting dressed in the morning.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The fact that this movie is streaming on Amazon and Amazon is presented as the only thing that could ever save humanity from an existential threat is hilarious.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Uncage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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