unshackling

present participle of unshackle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackling
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Spirits of independence can be found throughout the week starting with two progressive and liberating comedy shows on Sunday, Joke Sistas and Comedy Bang!
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • His skepticism is enlightening, as few artists feel better positioned to discuss the gap between what looks threatening and what turns out to be liberating.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • ChatGPT offers practical tools to streamline hiring busywork, freeing recruiters for crucial decisions.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
    Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Local Venezuelan restaurants are springing into action with donation drives and fundraisers.
    Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The 25, also non-chill filtered, is bottled at 47 percent ABV (94 proof), and that higher proof goes a long way to unlocking the flavor here.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
  • Each Eagle Cup includes a free medium beverage with purchase and features a unique promotional code inside unlocking $3 medium Refresher or Dunkin' Zero beverages for 30 days.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 June 2026
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“Unshackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshackling. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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