untether
verb
un·teth·er
ˌən-ˈte-t͟hər 
untethered; untethering; untethers
: to free from or as if from a tether
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Oppenheimer untethers his script from the responsibilities of explaining how this doomsday manor functions.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Technology like the Mark43 OnScene equips first responders with a smartphone tool that untethers them from their vehicle, but still provides the powerful context and situational awareness of a traditional mobile-data terminal (MDT).
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Yet as Lourenço has shown in Angola, sometimes new leaders can untether themselves from their patrons.
—Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Technology like the Mark43 OnScene equips first responders with a smartphone tool that untethers them from their vehicle, but still provides the powerful context and situational awareness of a traditional mobile-data terminal (MDT).
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
Republicans want to untether Virginia from California’s automobile emissions guidelines, which require that all new vehicles be electric or hydrogen-powered by 2035.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Untether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untether. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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untether
verb
un·teth·er
ˌən-ˈtet͟h-ər
ˈən-
: to free from a tether
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