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Recent Examples of untether
It gets skewed into these wild and intensely dogmatic beliefs that untether people from reality.
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Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022
Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
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Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
With Revolver, the Beatles finally took the time to untether themselves from their past.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2022
Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untether
Verb
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The fashion icon then untied the skirt and wrapped it around Sailor’s neck showing off the outfit’s pants.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The situation began to unfold after the ship was untied from the dock at 8:16 p.m. Three minutes later, the tugboat Charles D. McAllister assisted the Cuauhtémoc off the pier.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Pegula was often the first to change direction in rallies and constantly jammed Sabalenka with body serves to stop her from unleashing returns.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, then UK Prime Minister Liz Truss unleashed a wave of market panic with unfunded tax cuts that forced the Bank of England into emergency action after 30-year gilt yields soared by over 100 basis points.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many.—
Sally Jenkins,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 July 2023
Verb
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When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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“Untether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untether. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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