unshackled

past tense of unshackle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
Verb
  • And that liberated me, absolutely liberated me.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some argue the practice is riding on the coattails of Canada’s historical ties to countries such as the Netherlands, which was liberated by Canadian troops during World War II and where Canadians are particularly appreciated.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is well over a dozen years before Black people are declared emancipated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the Revolutionary War itself, Britain’s Lord Dunmore had emancipated large numbers of southern slaves as a war measure—a fact well-known in both the 1770s and the 1860s.
    Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its stupidity was entertaining, but its stupidity also freed me from having to think about it.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And both players seemed freed by a rotational tweak that saw the Broncos largely alternate the backs by series instead of searching for the perfect run looks for each player.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His first throw was tantamount to a layup, a play-action fake to the right that sprung fullback Kyle Juszczyk wide open to the left.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His first throw was tantamount to a layup, a play-action fake to the right that sprung fullback Kyle Juszczyk wide open to the left.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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