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to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
activists for animal rights who would like to unchain zoo animals and return them to the wild
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Recent Examples of unchained
Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
However, on multiple visits to the neighborhood, the two dogs were unchained in the yard during different times of the day and night, the Herald observed.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The cap just seems unchained now.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
However, on multiple visits to the neighborhood, the two dogs were unchained in the yard during different times of the day and night, the Herald observed.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchained
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The government, for example, was alarmed that the mass-surveillance restriction—which prevented the use of Claude to process publicly available bulk data—might prevent the unfettered utilization of LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Unlike Jekyll and Sea Islands—with their extravagant homes, ritzy resorts, and golf courses—the true luxury of LSSI is the unfettered nature.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who was detained by immigration agents for protesting at Columbia University, was freed on a $100,000 bond after spending one year in custody in Texas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The individual was freed using hydraulic tools within minutes, according to fire officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Speaking to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Leo seemed keenly aware that the #MeToo movement had unleashed revelations around the world of abuses committed against adults in vulnerable situations within the church.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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At the cemetery, drug-war widows unleashed on him the full force of their anger and anguish.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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This victory, incidentally, liberated the island of Taiwan and returned it to Chinese jurisdiction.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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As Liu tells it, the insight that liberated her didn’t have to do with skating at all.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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Magen David Adom, Israel's rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Here’s the 2026 NCAA Tournament men’s basketball bracket, released Sunday, March 15, 2026.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His car was found on the Turkey Creek Bridge near Denver, where he had been abducted by an escaped murderer, Joseph Corbett, looking for a quick get-rich scheme.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, pleaded with President Lincoln to allow Blacks to be able to join the Union.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Oakland Zoo rescued Mia and another tiger named Lola from a roadside zoo in Oklahoma in 2022.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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More than 100 cats were rescued from an Arvada home over the past week after the homeowners were arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, police said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Unchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchained. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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