Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackling
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After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Georgacopoulos has made a career out of liberating pearls from their classical, somewhat staid image.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The conflict looms large over the film’s Kosovar Albanian teens — as does institutionalized discrimination against them — but Basholli’s intentionally blinkered focus, through the eyes of her 13-year-old protagonist, proves constraining and liberating all at once.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The generation that rode cheap college, rising home prices, and the 401(k) revolution into late career was expected to bow out gracefully, freeing up houses and jobs for their kids and grandkids.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Letting go of control to obtain a vision or fantasy and falling down the rabbit hole is freeing and dreamy — but only for the right person.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Raya was cat-like in his reactions, springing into a full-stretch immediately and getting two hands on the shot while fully extended.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The debate has become a clash between preserving a distinctive, architecturally significant concrete landmark and unlocking the commercial potential of the land beneath it.—
Steve Pickett,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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This follows recent federal changes on cannabis, potentially unlocking a lot of investor money for the industry.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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“Unshackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackling. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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