unchaining

verb

Definition of unchainingnext
present participle of unchain
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) activists for animal rights who would like to unchain zoo animals and return them to the wild

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  1. freeing
  2. releasing
  3. rescuing
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  • What’s striking is how his ideas about American tech supremacy — freeing innovators from regulation and government intervention, among them — align with the firm’s mission.
    David Jeans, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And that’s ultimately such a great, freeing place to be.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of freeing
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  • After Newport, Dylan kept performing and writing new music, releasing two albums in one year and continuing his shift from folk to rock.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Fewer family-friendly or holiday-themed movies releasing on Christmas Day is not an entirely new phenomenon.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of releasing
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  • Following the lifts automatic shutdown, ski patrollers set about rescuing each of the 174 passengers.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past 24 hours, the coast guard reported rescuing 120 migrants in three separate incidents off various Greek islands.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rescuing
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“Unchaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchaining. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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