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Recent Examples of unfree
His brother, god of hunting and tracking, is caught in the cruel paradox of parole — somehow still unfree and searching for liberty and purpose, yearning for the seeming escape of his own car on the open road, always in danger of being hunted down himself.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
What does liberty mean and how can it be lived in an unfree world?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Proponents of the Foran Act argued that contract workers were unfree people in that their employers controlled them from the moment of their arrival in the United States.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
What does liberty mean and how can it be lived in an unfree world?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Proponents of the Foran Act argued that contract workers were unfree people in that their employers controlled them from the moment of their arrival in the United States.
— Made By History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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But at the same time, advice seekers can also become emotionally dependent.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Researchers said the technology could eventually support new treatments for drug-resistant hypertension, a condition that leaves many Americans dependent on multiple medications with limited results.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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That means relying on data, consulting subject-matter experts, and carefully weighing intelligence and strategic consequences before taking action.—
Rachel Royster
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Sony has a slight lead over Canon and Nikon in subject recognition and tracking autofocus, and extends it a teensy bit with the a7R VI.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
Adjective
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Martha Custis, at age 26, became a very wealthy widow with two young children, a 17,500-acre plantation to manage, and responsible for almost 300 enslaved people.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Djimon Hounsou played Maximus’ right-hand man and closest ally, a Black Numidian man taken from his home as an enslaved gladiator.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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