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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoored
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Maybe the mere fact of having been born illustrious, with no apparent faults, with nothing to prove or to be ashamed of, had liberated John from the resentments the rest of us feel, and from the cunning and ambition such resentments fuel.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Rosa hid both Sam and his sister Sara in the camp until they were deported in 1944 to the Częstochowa concentration camp in Poland, where Rosa again hid both Sam and his sister until the Soviet Army liberated the camp in 1945.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.—
Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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Hicks made 29 saves, carrying his club for more than 45 minutes before the Pios finally sprung to life in a 2-1 victory Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena against Wisconsin.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The dam had been thwarted by persistent drought, then sprung leaks.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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He was freed from jail on March 31, after posting $190,000 through a bond company, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement freed him after consulting with prosecutors who recommended against filing charges at this time, with investigations underway.—
Corey Williams,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Unmoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoored. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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