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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
Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
After the midterm elections, Kennedy will be once again unfettered in his ability to chase destruction of vaccines.
—Will Walters, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Kate doesn’t need any extra data to grasp the threat posed by unfettered online betting.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Given Amazon’s seemingly unfettered desire for major sports properties, Prime Video will likely be in the market for more golf — if its streaming audience responds.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Despite taking a progressive stand on labor, the Church nonetheless defended industrialization and private-property rights, forging a middle way that rejected both unfettered capitalism and socialism.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
After the midterm elections, Kennedy will be once again unfettered in his ability to chase destruction of vaccines.
—Will Walters, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Kate doesn’t need any extra data to grasp the threat posed by unfettered online betting.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Given Amazon’s seemingly unfettered desire for major sports properties, Prime Video will likely be in the market for more golf — if its streaming audience responds.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 Apr. 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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That’s freed up the large teams once dedicated to data entry and cleaning, many of whom have been redeployed onto building internal evaluations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 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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The families survived until their little Dutch town of Zeilberg was liberated in September 1944.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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His breakdown moment with Lane’s Willy, whose explosive temper is finally subdued by his son’s desperate need to be seen, draws out all the tragic heartbreak of a classic that has been liberated from the customary domestic trappings only to be made more intimate.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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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Harriet was thirty-eight when her mother was released, in 2019.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and has since been released, police said.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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When the urge strikes him, Sam’s uncaged anger leads him to do horrible things.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Targeted again almost immediately, Shuji is rescued by detective Soma Ryosuke (Takahashi Issey), who turns to former television journalist Yarimizu Nanao (Saitoh Takumi) for help sheltering him.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters rescued one adult and two children from the home.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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