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Recent Examples of untether
Jafferis hopes to untether it by installing a power source on the craft itself.
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Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
It gets skewed into these wild and intensely dogmatic beliefs that untether people from reality.
—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
Many want to untether their careers from their identities.
—Lindsay Ellis and Angela Yang, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
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Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2012
It gets skewed into these wild and intensely dogmatic beliefs that untether people from reality.
—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
Many want to untether their careers from their identities.
—Lindsay Ellis and Angela Yang, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untether
Verb
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My only beef was that the barrel laces felt clumsy when tightening the shoe and came untied easily.—
Jonathan Beverly,
Outside Online,
23 June 2025
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But Monday was the 12th time in the past 24 games the Padres’ bullpen has lost a lead or let an opponent untie a game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Wednesday season 2 unleashed its first four episodes on August 6, introducing many new characters to the shadowy halls of Nevermore Academy.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The coastal town of Grindavík was evacuated after a 2023 eruption unleashed lava moving at 7,400 cubic meters per second, the fastest ever recorded.—
Robin Catalano,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 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 book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.—
Anton Barbashin,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Mar. 2014
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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