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as in freed
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
Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
While Anthropic has provided its AI to the government, the Pentagon demanded unfettered use in all legal scenarios.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
However, substituting flesh-and-blood animals with those made of pixels seems to have created a canvas for unfettered abuse.
—Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The idea was that, with unfettered freedom to research and lecture, faculty could pursue new knowledge and solutions propelling society forward, even if politically unpopular.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
This has allowed this unauthorized user unfettered access to those frequencies to transmit hateful and threatening messaging, potentially disrupting vital police, fire and EMS communications.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
While Anthropic has provided its AI to the government, the Pentagon demanded unfettered use in all legal scenarios.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
However, substituting flesh-and-blood animals with those made of pixels seems to have created a canvas for unfettered abuse.
—Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
The idea was that, with unfettered freedom to research and lecture, faculty could pursue new knowledge and solutions propelling society forward, even if politically unpopular.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Adjective
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Iran’s capital was engulfed in a cloud of toxic smoke that unleashed black rainfall dozens of miles away on Sunday after overnight Israeli strikes on several fuel depots caused fires to burn for hours.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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Or is this elite, dominant version of Draymond merely lying dormant, conserving energy until the playoffs arrive, just waiting to be unleashed fully?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.—
Felice Friedson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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After the slaves were freed and cotton was no longer king, a different sort of richness was pulled from the ground in Walker County.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 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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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
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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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
Verb
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Authorities are searching for three missing crew members from the Mayuree Naree after 20 were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand's Marine Department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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At least one person was killed in the attack, according to multiple media reports, citing Iraqi port officials, and 38 crew members were rescued from the ships.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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 17 Mar. 2026.
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