Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
Verb
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If the truth can set you free, Karamo Brown is completely liberated.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 June 2026 -
He’s now liberated from the Browns, who started 17 different quarterbacks in his nine-year run with Cleveland.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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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
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When Winter was 14 years old, she was placed in the care of her older sister and three years later, she was legally emancipated.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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So much of it comes down to economics, to not being freed from unethical labor practices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The album is filled with narrators who either beg to be freed from their pain or who, more often than not, are being beaten into sedation.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin sprung off the mound, fielded a Kody Clemens comebacker with his bare hand, spun and fired to first for the out in the fourth inning Thursday against the Minnesota Twins.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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But the massive outpouring of public grief following Jackson’s death set those allegations aside for many people, and Branca and McClain quickly sprung into action to rescue the estate from impending bankruptcy.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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