Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmooring
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Actually, this reality can be liberating.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025 -
In less than a decade, Cabral united more than a million Guineans in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, liberating three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea-Bissau and inspiring other African nations to rebel and claim their independence.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, federal lawmakers introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal to make daylight saving time permanent, meaning no more springing forward or falling back.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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But that hidden virus is capable of springing back into action.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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Houseplant began in Canada in 2019, but after some US states began loosening cannabis restrictions, the duo expanded the company stateside.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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That remark cuts against one market narrative that loosening financial conditions might be fueling an asset bubble in tech.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Medenbach revealed that after 100 charging and discharging cycles, the lab cell showed no significant degradation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 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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“Unmooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmooring. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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