unfetters

verb

present tense third-person singular of unfetter
as in frees
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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  1. frees
  2. releases
  3. rescues
  4. liberates
  5. saves
  6. springs
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  • This frees up the mind to think of new ideas and make new discoveries.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Officials say the technology is complementary to the physical wall and frees up agents for other tasks.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of frees
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  • Abnormal Studios, a subsidiary of Westec Media Limited, releases some 100 titles annually across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mongolia and Nepal.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 July 2026
  • Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of releases
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  • As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • The center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of maintaining minimal human contact and releasing animals back to the wild after care.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
    — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
    — Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of liberates
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  • Latz was named the American League Reliever of the Month for June after recording an MLB-high 11 saves over 16 innings.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
  • Moorhouse, in her 100th game for Orlando across all competitions, made three big first-half saves to keep the score at 0-0 heading into halftime.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of saves
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  • The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of springs
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“Unfetters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfetters. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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