untethered

verb

Definition of untetherednext
past tense of untether
as in unleashed

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“Untethered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untethered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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