unmoored

verb

Definition of unmoorednext
past tense of unmoor
as in liberated

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  1. sprang
  2. sprung
  3. freed
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  • Escola’s brazenly ahistorical Mary Todd is one of those devilish comic creations, such as Jiminy Glick or Pee-wee Herman, that seems less invented than sprung free, never to return.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • What had once been a lifeless Bulldogs offense sprung into life with Stockton under center, scoring a touchdown to take the lead on the first drive of the third quarter.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sprang
Verb
  • Escola’s brazenly ahistorical Mary Todd is one of those devilish comic creations, such as Jiminy Glick or Pee-wee Herman, that seems less invented than sprung free, never to return.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • What had once been a lifeless Bulldogs offense sprung into life with Stockton under center, scoring a touchdown to take the lead on the first drive of the third quarter.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sprung
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  • Once freed, the brothers celebrated while the deer ran on the slippery ice to safety.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bashar also freed political prisoners and allowed more open discourse.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of freed
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unmoor

unmoored

unmooring

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