Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackled
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The Warsaw doctors likewise wrote about patients whose hearts failed after they were fed; when Allied soldiers liberated the concentration camps, large numbers of emaciated people died after being given high-calorie foods such as chocolate.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025 -
By the end of August, Paris was liberated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is well over a dozen years before Black people are declared emancipated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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As part of the deal, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in Gaza, and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Israel also freed 242 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences, sending more than half of them into exile.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The crowd cheered as the trap was sprung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the second half, a quick free kick from Roldan sprung Wright down the right channel, and Wright cut back into his left foot and curled the ball cleanly inside the far post.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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The wideout collected himself and sprung free for a 45-yard touchdown reception, breaking things open at 24-0.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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In another game, a month earlier at home against Minnesota, Quinn sprung Sullivan on a breakaway with a stretch pass.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unshackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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