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as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets
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Recent Examples of unfettered
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
His performance adds a useful air of melodrama and romantic suspense to a play that is often (for better or worse) unfettered.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Citizens need to be alarmed over Elon Musk’s unfettered power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
The idea of unfettered access to firearms feels deeply at odds with my values.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Musk's team, meanwhile, has rankled current and former government officials by seeking unfettered access to multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Treasury, OPM and the General Services Administration.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
His performance adds a useful air of melodrama and romantic suspense to a play that is often (for better or worse) unfettered.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Citizens need to be alarmed over Elon Musk’s unfettered power.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
The idea of unfettered access to firearms feels deeply at odds with my values.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Verb
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Speculation that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the hook ramped up recently after the Treasury Department released a roadmap for how removing the two entities from conservatorship would work.—
Christopher White,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Four family members were later rescued as authorities continued recovery efforts.—
Dale Denwalt,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Biden may have shown how this power ought to be used on his way out (Hunter pardon aside), but with Trump preparing to return to the White House more unrestrained than ever, leaving the pardon power untouched should worry lawmakers across the board.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
17 Jan. 2025
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While unrestrained display of ancient splendor defines the Seychelles’ easterly, inner islands, southern and western islands boast more familiar, low-lying sandy fare, cloaked in coconut forests.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 Dec. 2024
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But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Aug. 2024
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Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.—
Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2023
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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