as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
uncaged the bird and let it fly away
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The two-phase project also includes occupying a warehouse in Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, just over the Wisconsin border, which frees up additional space at the Waukegan facility.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
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This innovative approach not only speeds the design process but also frees up designers to focus on more creative tasks, demonstrating how AI can be used as a tool to augment human creativity rather than replace it.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
11 Jan. 2026
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That gas feeds the central black hole, which then releases gentle energy—enough to prevent new stars from forming, but not enough to destroy the galaxy.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Take a look at this week’s best new music releases below.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bradford rescues her from that nightmare, and with that, their on-again, off-again romance became the relationship most Rookie fans root for.—
Tanya Melendez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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But then Hopper develops a conscience and rescues the poor kid, but not before Scarface shows up and captures them both.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Early results suggest such support saves on health care spending.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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That modular approach saves time, lowers costs and keeps robots in service longer.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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When the Pacers shut that down, Harper immediately springs into action to get the ball instead.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Uncages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncages. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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