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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
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
Often the raconteur side is too unchained.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
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Best Handheld For full, unfettered access to each mess, many of our editors prefer a handheld device to get into every nook and cranny.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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Agents were unfettered to continue using the weapons elsewhere.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The sometimes Star Island resident began his stretch at the low‑security federal prison three months later, set to be freed May 8, 2028.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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At some point in her early life, likely through legal channels, Sarah was freed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Trump unleashed on the first-term senator in a Truth Social post on June 14.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Once unleashed, as a native of Salem would surely understand, that contagion can be hard to contain.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Verb
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American soldiers liberated the camp months later, finding Haller at just 55 pounds and very sick.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Soccer was always front and center during the three years before Mahler was liberated in 1945.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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When the urge strikes him, Sam’s uncaged anger leads him to do horrible things.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As of Sunday evening, the names of those killed had yet to be released.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Ukraine’s emergency services said a fire had affected 800 square meters of the roof of the Dormition Cathedral, and released images that showed damage to the building.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Before the successful capture, the Galahad SPCA said it had been asked not to capture the escaped marsupial or otherwise intervene.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The calico kitten was rescued by members of the police department and Chris Knapp from Stever's Garage, an auto service company.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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An animal rescue group in northwest Indiana is helping care for dozens of guinea pigs, many of which are pregnant, after they were rescued from what police said was a squalid home on Tuesday morning.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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“Unchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchained. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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