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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
Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Rulemakers in Washington have also imposed hurdles that slowed formal approvals and make a return to unfettered sales unlikely.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The ride-along, the suits allege, allowed the officer unfettered and unsupervised contact with the Explorer away from any accountability for many hours at a time, and often late into the evening.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Both these settings made local people aware that these were not remote stories of an alien land, and allowed the music to speak unfettered and directly to the heart (though I was roundly condemned as well).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Still, others are concerned about the unfettered growth of data centers.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Rulemakers in Washington have also imposed hurdles that slowed formal approvals and make a return to unfettered sales unlikely.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The ride-along, the suits allege, allowed the officer unfettered and unsupervised contact with the Explorer away from any accountability for many hours at a time, and often late into the evening.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Both these settings made local people aware that these were not remote stories of an alien land, and allowed the music to speak unfettered and directly to the heart (though I was roundly condemned as well).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Adjective
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His complicated legacy is book-ended by having unleashed nuclear bombs on Japan in 1945 and working to put the world back together over the next seven years of his presidency.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Allen’s comics get unleashed after Colbert’s final show airs on May 21.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Attempts to refloat the mammal with the help of police boats, excavators and inflatable boats had temporarily freed it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some worried he would be freed and not tried in the killing of Iryna Zarutska.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An escaped convict who shot and killed a state trooper was found hiding in Pennsuco.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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Maybe Lakers players felt liberated by not having to deal with the big guy.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Igra and her mother were still living there when Russian and Cossack forces liberated them, as Igra said during her Eskaton talk.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The cap just seems unchained now.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The cause of Jaxon’s death has not been released.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The White House has released the names of only about half the members, and just one is Jewish.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kalee was rescued in Alaska in 2018 after suffering an injury.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Knowing his Chilean heritage, local TV news outlets once interviewed Keno as miners were being rescued following the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The bounty of wide, unrestrained, eyes-twinkling smiles genuinely brought me joy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Police said the unrestrained front seat passenger of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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