1
as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
unbind a rope
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2
as in to liberate
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners
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Recent Examples of unbind
Perhaps, to vanish well entails allowing others to help unbind you, trusting them to keep your secrets.
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Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020
Despite becoming the first president ever to receive votes from both parties to convict and remove him from office in an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump today woke up in the White House unbound.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 6 Feb. 2020
His is a generosity unbound by rules, regulations and codes.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
The other frontier unbound by international law is space.
—Melissa K. Chan, Time, 13 Sep. 2019
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Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020
Despite becoming the first president ever to receive votes from both parties to convict and remove him from office in an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump today woke up in the White House unbound.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 6 Feb. 2020
His is a generosity unbound by rules, regulations and codes.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
The other frontier unbound by international law is space.
—Melissa K. Chan, Time, 13 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbind
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Even more remarkable is that cameras caught Richardson running with her right shoelace untied.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 June 2024
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Slip on shoes: on sale for $24.99 Original price: $39.99 Fumbling to untie your shoes at security is stressful, so avoid the stress this year by getting some slip-on shoes like these.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
26 Nov. 2024
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Going after the protections of the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to Black American liberated from slavery by the Union Army in the Civil War, is a terrible way to bring reform to immigration, which surely needed reforming.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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By the 30th, Uranus will station direct, bringing unexpected shifts and surprises to your love life, as this electric synergy could open doors to new ways of thinking or fresh, liberating connections that challenge your usual type.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2016
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The Chiefs will have to slide a lot of protections toward Carter, which should free up Williams.—
Mike Preston,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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Israel then waged a war that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians without so far accomplishing its goals of completely dismantling Hamas or of freeing all the hostages.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Shifts On his first day back in office, Trump vowed to undo the progress made in creating diverse workplaces by terminating federal DEI programs and reversing protections for transgender individuals.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Mountain ranges are graveyards of ghost areas, abandoned by skittish investors or undone by the fickleness of weather gods.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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In an earlier Inclusions List, 476 theatrically released movies from 2019 to 2023 were analyzed, with on screen and behind-the-camera data used to determine the 150 most inclusive films in that four-year period.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Share [Findings] Wildfires near Canadian mines were found to have released unprecedented levels of arsenic, and wildfires in Maui were making residents unhappy.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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What to do: To remove excess hair, cut the hair strands with scissors to loosen them up and pull them out of the brush.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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The clearest way for the White House to loosen rules requiring automakers to make more EVs will be to target vehicle fuel efficiency and tailpipe standards.—
Aarian Marshall,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Disaster struck when a team of firefighters trying to rescue two comrades trapped in the building were themselves imperiled by a collapsing wall.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two people from the boat washed up on Little Rock Jetty just to the north of the incident and were rescued by lifeguards, Romero said.—
Gary Warth,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Unbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbind. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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