unshackling

present participle of unshackle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackling
Verb
  • Reframing failure in this way is liberating.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Addressing my trauma really is freeing.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The plan calls for Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences, as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained since the start of the war, in exchange for Hamas freeing 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her new political thriller depicts a group of US government officials springing into action after a single missile is launched at the US.
    Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One clip shows a man in a dark suit standing on the vessel’s side before springing into the water.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla doors have been at the center of several crash cases because the battery powering the unlocking mechanism can be destroyed in a fire and the manual releases that override that system are difficult to find.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, what may be the oldest drawing of a birth chart was found in a cave in Croatia, dating back more than 2,000 years, which suggests an early interest in harnessing astrology as a tool for unlocking knowledge about the individual.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Unshackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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