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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
Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
That is the operation of the federal government right now, where billionaires have unfettered access to power.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
And the citizenry can only be informed by a press that can report and do — report on affairs of the republic free and unfettered.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
No shortage of leaders have moved in the opposite direction—not least the current occupant in the Kremlin, under whom Russia has transitioned from flawed democracy to unfettered dictatorship.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025
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Obviously that sort of unfettered emotion won’t do in England, and Glasner was booked for it.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 11 May 2025
That is the operation of the federal government right now, where billionaires have unfettered access to power.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
And the citizenry can only be informed by a press that can report and do — report on affairs of the republic free and unfettered.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025
No shortage of leaders have moved in the opposite direction—not least the current occupant in the Kremlin, under whom Russia has transitioned from flawed democracy to unfettered dictatorship.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Verb
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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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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 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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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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Two were rescued from the water, and a third made it out of the water on their own.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Lee was unrestrained, sustained fatal injuries, and was pronounced deceased on the scene.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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Brown’s two children were sitting unrestrained in the front seat and were seriously injured in the crash, the complaint read.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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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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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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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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