as in freeing
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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There was not even one tiny part of me that missed being able to refer to myself as we, so immense was the relief of freeing myself of Vagner.—
Lisa Poliak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026 -
Public space expert and adjunct urban planning professor Jay Pitter’s book is a story of belonging, of feeling safe enough to take up space, and freeing ourselves from the judgement of others.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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May was also an accomplished musician and songwriter, releasing several original albums of his own and garnering music placements across TV programs, including American Horror Story, The Sinner, Cold Case and Brothers & Sisters.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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This transfer station caught fire a few years ago, smoldering for nearly two weeks and releasing toxic fumes into the air.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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After rescuing Rotta, Djarin gets pulled into a dangerous conspiracy, as Rotta reveals that the twins want to murder him and secure their claim to Jabba’s criminal empire.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Just two weeks before rescuing Teru, the nonprofit pulled 29 dogs from a high-intake shelter, where severe overcrowding put many of the animals at risk of euthanasia.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Georgacopoulos has made a career out of liberating pearls from their classical, somewhat staid image.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Unchaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchaining. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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