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as in freed
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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Recent Examples of unfettered
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
But if granted, the access would allow unfettered access to access any person's tax filings.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Some in Congress have begun to sound the alarm on Musk's seeming unfettered access to the inner workings of government.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Several community members turned out to speak on the item, some strongly in favor of the community aspect and some vehemently opposed to it, arguing that unfettered community access has been detrimental to the orchard’s health.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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In addition to accessing Treasury systems, Musk and his allies have also sought unfettered access to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Small Business Administration and other agencies.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
But if granted, the access would allow unfettered access to access any person's tax filings.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Some in Congress have begun to sound the alarm on Musk's seeming unfettered access to the inner workings of government.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Several community members turned out to speak on the item, some strongly in favor of the community aspect and some vehemently opposed to it, arguing that unfettered community access has been detrimental to the orchard’s health.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfettered
Verb
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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What critics miss is the decades of effort by Bezos to create a network This freed him from the need to tell people what to do.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Speculation that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the hook ramped up recently after the Treasury Department released a roadmap for how removing the two entities from conservatorship would work.—
Christopher White,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Four family members were later rescued as authorities continued recovery efforts.—
Dale Denwalt,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In comes the laughter—deep, unrestrained, contagious.—
Noel Ransome,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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The advantages of using AI in this case were dramatic, but these and other advancements nevertheless will come with the same red flags other industries have encountered with the unrestrained use of AI.—
Trenor Williams,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.—
Claire Marks,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Aug. 2024
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Destroying a pier is likely beyond the capability of an unconfined sea drone explosion.—
Ben Hodges, Led Klosky, Robert Person,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2023
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“Unfettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfettered. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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