unanchored

Definition of unanchorednext

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Recent Examples of unanchored Potential impacts include: - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes is possible. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025 And Treasury yields have not exactly become unanchored from long-prevailing trends. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025 Consumer expectations for inflation popped to their highest levels in more than a year, threatening to become unanchored on the heels of strong economic performance in recent months. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025 Twisters at that strength can destroy mobile homes, flip or lift cars, and sweep away unanchored homes. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unanchored
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanchored
Adjective
  • French girl bangs lend to an undone look, one that can be expounded upon for a rockstar aesthetic.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Scientists no longer with the agency talk about the work left undone.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The images featured Williams striking several poses while standing in knee-deep waters, wearing a yellow, one-piece swimsuit with a cutout in the center and an untied bowtie.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The government, for example, was alarmed that the mass-surveillance restriction—which prevented the use of Claude to process publicly available bulk data—might prevent the unfettered utilization of LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike Jekyll and Sea Islands—with their extravagant homes, ritzy resorts, and golf courses—the true luxury of LSSI is the unfettered nature.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • It’s called ‘the challenge of the disengaged mind’.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Over time, this adaptation can create internal friction — people appear productive while feeling increasingly disengaged or depleted.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
  • In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023

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“Unanchored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanchored. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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