unshackled

verb

past tense of unshackle
as in liberated

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  1. liberated
  2. emancipated
  3. freed
  4. sprang
Verb
  • Julie Klausner would like comedy liberated from the phone and returned to the sitcom.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Sherman, liberated by her own ambition but also her platform at Puck, which is seen as less beholden to luxury advertisers, pays no mind to such agreements.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberated
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  • In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord.
    — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026
  • The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Definition of emancipated
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  • The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of freed
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  • For the only time all season, Coach Tony Marandos sprung those creaky knees off the bench, stood up and let out a yell.
    — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her rehab team heard about the plan and sprung into action, planning bachelor and bachelorette parties to be held at the hospital.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprang
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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