unmooring

verb

present participle of unmoor
as in liberating

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  1. liberating
  2. enfranchising
  3. emancipating
  4. springing
  5. freeing
  6. loosening
  7. discharging
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  • This action would have triggered a kilonova while also liberating a lot of material, stuff that would take its time falling onto the black hole and fueling longer jets.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the coalition has identified its primary objective as dismantling the system of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and liberating the country from its oppression.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberating
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  • The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of enfranchising
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  • After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • But as soon as the cast is set in motion, the overriding impression is that of a manifesto springing into a college vaudeville.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shelton springing east and west along the baseline, showing a rally tolerance and return strategy that lasted for hours.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of springing
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  • Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Balenciaga was best known for revolutionizing a new silhouette for women, creating something more freeing that would allow women of the day to wear his designs sans-corset.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeing
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  • In the late 1970s, Giorgio Armani stripped the structure out of the traditional suit, softening its shoulders and loosening its trousers.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Furthermore, loosening these restrictions risks igniting new supply friction.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of loosening
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  • In May, he was charged with a misdemeanor for unlawfully discharging a firearm in public in relation to a viral video that showed an alligator being repeatedly shot.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This is largely due to the complex chemical reactions that occur during charging and discharging.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of discharging
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“Unmooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmooring. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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