Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
Verb
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In its most generous version, this framing presents him as a heroic figure who liberated architecture from disciplinary orthodoxy.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026 -
During the Iran-Iraq war, Iran liberated its territory by 1982 but didn’t agree to a ceasefire until 1988, after hundreds of thousands of additional casualties and an international hostage crisis.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.—
Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 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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The state’s Supreme Court threw out the verdict and Cosby was freed from prison after serving nearly three years of a three- to 10-year sentence.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Moss, the only woman who had been freed under the Survivors’ Act, attended the hearings that summer.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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But tempos were fitting, the playing skilled and well sprung.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Spring has sprung, and with that, a new cookbook drop featuring oh-so-many baking titles.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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