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Recent Examples of unchain When Henson refused to unchain herself from the fence, California Highway Patrol arrested her. Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024 Max eventually unchains himself and helps Furiosa in her quest to free the cult leader's wives, gaining mutual respect along the way. Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 July 2024 Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance. Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 May 2023 The Shambala Center would unchain our brains Through mindfulness, yoga, and chanted refrains. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2023 On Wednesday, the rescuers carefully lifted the shed enough to reach Bubbles and unchain the dog. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2021 The feds give an official exemption to Nuro, a company working on small self-driving cars—a sign that regulators are willing to unchain autonomous vehicles from the old rules. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 9 Feb. 2020 Police say the three protesters had the ability to unchain themselves from the equipment but refused. USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019 This most recent stretch includes half of his six big league homers, moments in which Naylor’s unchained enthusiasm for the game has teammates tripping over themselves to get out of his way. San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchain
Verb
  • Companies can focus on strategic goals and innovation by freeing their teams from repetitive, manual work.
    Michael Goshka, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This second phase was to begin with an agreement on permanently ending the war before the release of all living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israeli freeing high-profile Palestinian prisoners.
    Aya Batrawy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The good news is that Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s legitimate government have already done the heavy lifting, liberating around 80% of Yemeni territory.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Speaking on the regular call with reporters Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed confidence that all parts of the Kursk region held by Ukraine will soon be liberated.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • What To Watch This Week The economic calendar releases for the week are not of the highest importance.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The pope had previously only been seen once during his lengthy hospital stay when the Vatican released a photograph of Francis praying at the hospital’s chapel.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • So Nate decides to use his congenital insensitivity to pain (ICP) to his advantage and rescue the girl of his dreams.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie from Ketchup Entertainment, turned indie after being rescued from Warner Bros., opened to $3.17 million on 2,827 screens.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That stance loosened about 15 years ago, primarily in baseball.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Steam loosens any dirt on the floor, even working up sticky residue.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The mother-daughter duo went their separate ways when Drew was emancipated at the age of 14.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • In February 1991, the child star emancipated herself at the age of 14 and moved into an apartment of her own.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • If captured correctly, these fees can reduce your taxable income and save you on taxes.
    Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But it might just be saved, invested, and built (and then later televised through TikTok and Instagram).
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025

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“Unchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchain. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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