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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
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The 12-track effort is full of wide, sprawling arrangements that segue from hushed and contemplative to liberated.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026 -
She was sent to Ravensbrück and then to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated by the British Army in April 1945.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 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
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All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Verb
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After the Revolution, many Hessian prisoners were freed and settled in Frederick, which already had a sizable German population, Baker said.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Moon was freed at the start of the Korean War, and went south as a refugee.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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That’s what happened in 2022, when the uncrewed Artemis I mission sprung multiple liquid hydrogen fuel leaks on the launchpad and during testing—a recurring problem that delayed its launch significantly.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eleven years ago, Tom Brady was buried on the same field under a barrage of sacks, hits and hurries in an upset that sprung the Broncos to the Super Bowl.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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