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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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 May 2025
Sure, social media has given us unfettered access to personal beauty routines, but there's nothing more thrilling than a spontaneous and unsponsored makeup sighting IRL.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
This area also accesses a large composite deck and has unfettered views of the beautiful backyard, which is lined by mature trees at the rear to enhance privacy.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
What would be so bad if someone would admit that Club name Wells Fargo , for example, is a changed bank and deserves to be unfettered from consent orders and the 2018 Federal Reserve-imposed $1.95 trillion asset cap?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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Adjective
The Manning brothers aren’t the only sibling duo hoping to make a splash with unfettered game commentary.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 May 2025
Sure, social media has given us unfettered access to personal beauty routines, but there's nothing more thrilling than a spontaneous and unsponsored makeup sighting IRL.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
This area also accesses a large composite deck and has unfettered views of the beautiful backyard, which is lined by mature trees at the rear to enhance privacy.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
What would be so bad if someone would admit that Club name Wells Fargo , for example, is a changed bank and deserves to be unfettered from consent orders and the 2018 Federal Reserve-imposed $1.95 trillion asset cap?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
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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The play transports viewers back to the 1950s but feels equally relevant in the 2020s with its themes of unrestrained political power, corporate timidity and journalistic integrity.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Even if things don’t go that far, Musk’s unrestrained public comments toward Trump may prove the most damaging for Tesla in the company’s history.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Another unconfined delegation that should be subject to judicial scrutiny is provided by the Civil Rights Restoration Act, passed by the Democrats over President Ronald Reagan’s veto, which established the government’s power to arbitrarily withhold funding from universities.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
1 June 2025
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This accounted for just 3 percent of heating fires overall, but these led to more than 40 percent of fatalities, in part because portable heaters tend to be placed precisely where people live and sleep, and because the resulting fires are far more likely to be unconfined.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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