unmooring

present participle of unmoor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmooring
Verb
  • Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
  • His messaging consistently demonstrates that true success is an inside job, a byproduct of liberating oneself of mental constraints.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His mural shows David’s head both in classic and modern forms with ideas springing forth.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Paramount‘s top-brass have been outlining their plans, and the festival circuit is springing back into life.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The operational tasks that consume their days today will run themselves, freeing your people to focus on what humans do best.
    David Zwick, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That system collapsed in the 1960s, freeing actors to choose their own projects and collaborators but leaving them sartorially adrift.
    Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • First aid efforts should include moving the person to a cooler area, loosening clothing, and offering sips of water.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Far infrared heat is highly effective in loosening tight muscles and joints.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Arrington has been charged federally with one count of carjacking and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The federal government reported 135,000 job openings, an uptick of 18,000 from June to July, after laying off or discharging 5,000 workers.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Unmooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmooring. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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