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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. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
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Verb
  • The organization takes care of the back-end logistics, from payroll and setting tuition to lobbying state legislators and navigating local zoning laws, freeing educators to concentrate on their craft.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The kitten was freed from the tire unharmed and reunited with his family.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Baker escorted Skeet to Winkler County jail where he was booked and released on $20,000 bail.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Both were in theatres for only a week or so, before being released on the platform.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And that liberated me, absolutely liberated me.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In order to win a war—especially a war that threatened the nation’s very existence—the federal government enjoyed plenary power to liberate slaves, as nations at war had commonly done long before the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
    Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • Brooks explained the white and brown pup was rescued from a cruelty case in South Carolina.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As Sergio uncovers that the village’s devotion to Matteo is far from benevolent, his attempt to rescue the boy known as the Angel of Remis ignites the community’s vengeful nature.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Uncage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncage. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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