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Recent Examples of untether
Until the commissioners are willing to untether the postseason from the major bowls and eliminate conference championship games, the CFP will continue as a deeply flawed event.
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Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untether
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There, by definition, each match has to have a winner and a loser, so any match that ends in a draw proceeds to two 15-minute periods of overtime, and, if that fails to untie the score, a penalty kick shootout.
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Because you can't get untied every time.
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In the 82nd minute, Malik Tillman stepped up to a free kick on the edge of the penalty area and unleashed an absolute wonderstrike.
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Yamal was a thorn in Saudi Arabia’s side, drifting infield to unleash shots from distance but also peppering the penalty area with wicked deliveries from the right flank.
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This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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“Untether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untether. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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