unfettering 1 of 2

noun

Definition of unfetteringnext
as in unbinding

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unfettering

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verb

present participle of unfetter
as in freeing
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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  1. freeing
  2. releasing
  3. rescuing
  4. freedom
  5. liberation
Verb
  • Handling routine inquiries automatically can significantly cut response times for simple requests, freeing up your staff to focus on more complex customer needs.
    Kristjan Vilosius, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For Blood Incantation, the metal mandate to seek extremity is joyously open-ended, freeing them to explore quietude as often as ruckus.
    Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of freeing
Verb
  • Baker has been touring and releasing music solo since Boygenius went on a hiatus after announcing their final show in February.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • For example, the recent spate of drone flights prevented a medevac helicopter from rescuing an individual from a serious car crash incident, according to a spokesperson from Raritan Valley Community College on Wednesday night (December 4).
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
  • When your sense of self hinges on rescuing others, their struggles become your own.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of rescuing
Noun
  • Creativity knows no bounds, and every child deserves the freedom to explore their individuality.
    KELVIN BYERS and Kory Jarvis, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The outlet operates under the VOA Charter, codified in 1976 by President Gerald Ford, which made permanent the journalistic and editorial freedom of the news outlet.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of freedom
Noun
  • Customer Razan Rashidi orders her tea with a celebratory phrase in Arabic, and the men manning the counter beam, telling her that on this day of liberation, tea for a fellow Syrian is free.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Giovanni, born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr., used her voice as a poet to address issues of Black identity and Black liberation.
    Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of liberation
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