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to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
uncaged the bird and let it fly away
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Recent Examples of uncaged
Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
When the urge strikes him, Sam’s uncaged anger leads him to do horrible things.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncaged
Adjective
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The economic shift toward resilience, tighter regulation, and a retreat from unfettered global integration may strengthen China’s ability to withstand external pressure.—
Yu Jie,
Time,
13 May 2026
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The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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But when needed the town will draw more from the creek and water will be freed to flow downstream from the reservoir to replace it.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The shark was apparently first found wedged in rocks by the breakwater at Salty Brine State Beach in Galilee, but then the shark freed itself and started swimming in circles.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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All hell is unleashed as the aliens representing all kinds of shapes and class divisions from that planet square off with the locals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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His serious, sometimes ponderous style is most vividly on display in Son of Saul, which uses the nervy technique of keeping the camera very close on one prisoner as hell is unleashed in the periphery.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Because of that, that black carbon has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon that's released from surface sources like ships, cars and power plants.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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An online portal with information about when books will be released resembles a Wall Street trader’s screen, displaying data, charts and specialized software that tracks the book market.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The cap just seems unchained now.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The good ones will be liberated.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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While the amount of territory liberated by Ukraine remains very small – Russia still controls almost 20% of Ukraine’s land – Kyiv appears to have the upper hand, for now.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Residents in the region say they have been targeted by a coalition led by an escaped prisoner who had been condemned to life in prison before escaping.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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His car was found on the Turkey Creek Bridge near Denver, where he had been abducted by an escaped murderer, Joseph Corbett, looking for a quick get-rich scheme.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Brevard County Communications Department told PEOPLE that the 11 people rescued and flown by helicopter to Melbourne International Airport were transported to area trauma centers.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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One person in the second vehicle involved in the collision was trapped and needed to be rescued by firefighters, the department said.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Uncaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaged. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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