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
Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
If this tactic continues unfettered, lack of trust in data will eat away and erode the very pillars of stability that define our nation.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Advocates for age verification measures argue unfettered access to pornographic and other sensitive material online is harmful to children.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Guerrero, the West Sacramento mayor, said there is still time to work through alternatives to keep access unfettered on the Yolo Causeway.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The vulnerability can be exploited by low-privileged users to create a denial-of-service attack or by higher-privileged users to execute code that runs with unfettered root privileges.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
If this tactic continues unfettered, lack of trust in data will eat away and erode the very pillars of stability that define our nation.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Advocates for age verification measures argue unfettered access to pornographic and other sensitive material online is harmful to children.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Verb
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As part of the deal, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in Gaza, and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Israel also freed 242 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences, sending more than half of them into exile.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, increasingly, Pratt is unleashed.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Earlier theories suggested ORCs might form from shockwaves unleashed when supermassive black holes or galaxies collide.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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With the Slough House team now liberated to confront the next step in the terrorist’s scheme, Slow Horses is headed into the back half with a lot of strong momentum.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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Steve Buckley argues that Maye has liberated the Patriots from their past with that scintillating win over the Bills on Sunday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2007, an escaped Siberian tiger attacked and killed one zoo patron and injured two others in a cafe at the San Francisco Zoo.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The photo, informally titled The Scourged Back and depicting an escaped slave believed to have been named Peter Gordon, has been in wide circulation since the nineteeth century and is evocative of the horrors and injustice of slavery.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the American firm released a collaboration with the lifestyle brand founded by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, which included a collection of fabrics, wall coverings and trims that reflect her eclectic runway fashions and South American spirit.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
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The video, captured in Philadelphia, shows Roger calmly receiving affection on a sofa, signaling a stark contrast to the conditions he was rescued from.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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After being rescued over the summer, Xiao Mao is reportedly on the road to recovery.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her problems only deepen when Maia reconnects after years apart with an emotionally unrestrained Tallulah, played by Odessa A’zion.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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For some scholars, these actions appear rooted in the psychology of an unrestrained politician with an overdeveloped ego.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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