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to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets
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Recent Examples of unfettered
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The Office of Internal Audit reports directly to the Board of Education and has full, unfettered access to all records and data.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
If no new agreement is reached, the treaty will expire, opening the door to an unfettered buildup of nuclear weapons, experts say.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
And yet the baying online would suggest this is more than regret, that we have all been denied some marvellous experience and the final hours of the transfer window failed to deliver on its apparent promise of unfettered theatre and fun.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Despite growing interest in AI agents such as OpenClaw, cybersecurity firms including CrowdStrike have warned the public about granting OpenClaw unfettered access to enterprise systems.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The Office of Internal Audit reports directly to the Board of Education and has full, unfettered access to all records and data.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026
If no new agreement is reached, the treaty will expire, opening the door to an unfettered buildup of nuclear weapons, experts say.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
And yet the baying online would suggest this is more than regret, that we have all been denied some marvellous experience and the final hours of the transfer window failed to deliver on its apparent promise of unfettered theatre and fun.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Adjective
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Starmer and many members of Parliament mentioned the lessons from the Iraq War in 2003, when Britain joined an operation to topple Saddam Hussein and unleashed years of sectarian violence.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to the Gulf Cooperation Council, Iran unleashed waves of drones and missiles on several Arab nations, including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar, over the weekend.—
Justin Papp,Pippa Stevens,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Lee Ying Shan,Vinay Dwivedi,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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There was no sign former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in the military takeover in 2021 and has been held virtually incommunicado since then, would be freed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police reinvestigating the cold case brought him in for questioning in 2017 and charged him with murder, but the case was discontinued, and he was again freed.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 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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Chicago visitors will also see items never before displayed publicly, including a letter Anne’s father, Otto Frank, wrote in 1945, after being liberated from Auschwitz.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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If not liberated, Iranians woke up on Sunday to a stark new reality, as Iranian authorities confirmed that the sweeping round of strikes had killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with a cadre of other top officials.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Officials have not released the identities or ages of the two people killed or the 14 people injured.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Officials have not yet released further operational details about the aircraft involved or the broader security situation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Its 24 crew members were rescued.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Dozens of people have been rescued so far and the cause is unclear.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, the United States, Russia and China all have strong national interests in avoiding an unrestrained nuclear race, which would leave all of them poorer and no more secure.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Consider the scenario playing out in Texas, where Representative Jasmine Crockett, an unrestrained liberal media magnet, is running for the Senate seat held by the Republican John Cornyn.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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