UNCAGING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

uncaging

verb

present participle of uncage

as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) uncaged the bird and let it fly away

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The best shampoos cleanse your scalp and hair from roots to ends, freeing it from buildup and gunk without stripping the scalp of natural and vital oils.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026
The result is a system that, in the long term, could carry out sub hunting autonomously, but in the short term acts as an onboard co-pilot, freeing up human operators while doubling sonobuoy processing capacity.

— David Szondy August 12, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

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Marked by high highs and low lows, the path of Men at Work was brisk, with the group releasing three albums in about four years before breaking up in 1986.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
If Pyburn did attempt to go back to college without the Buccaneers releasing him, Tampa Bay would retain his NFL rights.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Blakeman also said first responders were rescuing people from vehicles trapped in the floodwaters.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Authorities said their immediate focus was on rescuing anyone still trapped inside and investigating the cause of the fire, which was not immediately known.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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For Russian propagandists, the Azov Brigade, which began as a nationalist militia, was shorthand for the supposedly fascist influences from which Vladimir Putin claimed to be liberating Ukraine.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
By liberating real-time data flows, financial institutions can gain a single, accurate source of truth.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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The narrow, 50-mile artificial waterway cuts through the Central American country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and saving time and fuel along the shorter transit route.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
There, emergency personnel performed life-saving measures on 20-year-old Benjamin Speidel, the release said.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

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