unshackling

verb

present participle of unshackle
as in emancipating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshackling
  1. emancipating
  2. liberating
  3. freeing
  4. enfranchising
  5. springing
  6. unlocking
Verb
  • After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of emancipating
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  • Spirits of independence can be found throughout the week starting with two progressive and liberating comedy shows on Sunday, Joke Sistas and Comedy Bang!
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • His skepticism is enlightening, as few artists feel better positioned to discuss the gap between what looks threatening and what turns out to be liberating.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of liberating
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  • The Tigers passed on adding Go, who has spent time in the minors with the Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres and Tigers since 2024, freeing him up to join the Twins.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The flywheel does not need to be replaced every 3-5 years and can be installed outdoors, freeing up more space and cash for compute.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of freeing
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  • The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of enfranchising
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  • Local Venezuelan restaurants are springing into action with donation drives and fundraisers.
    — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The holes enhance underfoot compression, absorbing impact and springing you back up into the next step.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Definition of springing
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  • Muncy unlocking even more potential at the hot corner is a big part of the Dodgers raising their defensive ceiling.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • But after his imprisonment, Lilburne’s Proposition became the defining cause of the radical Leveller movement, which subsequently dedicated itself to unlocking all of the revolutionary possibilities lurking in the word equal.
    — Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of unlocking
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