Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmoored
Verb
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This victory, incidentally, liberated the island of Taiwan and returned it to Chinese jurisdiction.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026 -
As Liu tells it, the insight that liberated her didn’t have to do with skating at all.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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But tempos were fitting, the playing skilled and well sprung.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Spring has sprung, and with that, a new cookbook drop featuring oh-so-many baking titles.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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The state’s Supreme Court threw out the verdict and Cosby was freed from prison after serving nearly three years of a three- to 10-year sentence.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Moss, the only woman who had been freed under the Survivors’ Act, attended the hearings that summer.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Unmoored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmoored. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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