Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmooring
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Detouring into satire would give that notion some pause and would give my writing some wings, liberating me from self-consciousness and untethering me from reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025 -
But liberating humans from work would also mean liberating them from their paychecks.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The goalie was again tested early in the middle frame when Wild captain Jared Spurgeon was stripped of the puck at the blue line, springing New Jersey star Jack Hughes on a breakaway.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Immediately springing into action, Blue successfully applies a tourniquet to a bleeding bride-to-be, proving that being a first responder might just be in his blood.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Follow what feels fun and freeing, not forced.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thuram drags Tchouameni into the space on the left and Koopmeiners runs towards Cambiaso, freeing up Yildiz to receive in space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Currently, six out of these ten are triggered, including elevated price-to-earnings ratios, extreme outperformance of high-multiple stocks compared to cheaper ones, and loosening credit conditions.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Goldman also reported that the labor market is loosening, meaning there are more workers than jobs, to levels not seen in 10 years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Denver Health has aided these efforts by investing in strategic partnerships that provide alternatives to discharging hospitalized patients back to the streets.—
Sarah Stella,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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In 2013, Colonel Margolin, who had been serving as commanding officer of Quantico’s Security Battalion, was removed from command after negligently discharging a personal firearm, according to news reports at the time.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Unmooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmooring. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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