unbinds

verb

present tense third-person singular of unbind
1
as in unties
to disengage the knotted parts of unbind a rope

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2
as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners

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  1. unties
  2. frees
  3. undoes
  4. liberates
  5. loosens
  6. releases
  7. rescues
  8. emancipates
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  • Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of unties
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  • Automating the flood response is precisely what frees human analysts to ask the larger questions.
    — Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Accounting software automates much of the work, reduces mistakes, and frees up your time to focus on growing your business.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of frees
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  • Guadagnino undoes the bubble wrap and discovers Bertolucci’s viewfinder, a key relic for a filmmaker who may well have had the best eye in cinema history.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The substitution effect undoes some of the potential health gains.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of undoes
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  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Treatment doesn’t diminish human potential, but often liberates it.
    — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberates
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  • When the lid loosens, LINE1 jumps around, DNA damage piles up and biological aging speeds up.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Fixing Loose Tiles With Hot Glue When tile loosens, one apparently clever home DIY is to reapply it with a hot glue gun.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.
    — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of releases
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  • Some anti-immigration activists have targeted the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a 200-year-old volunteer force that rescues people in distress at sea, because it is often called out to meet the migrant boats.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If a company’s sales start slowing, or its customer base weakens, the amount of financing available through discounting shrinks in step, which means this is not a tool that rescues a business already in serious difficulty.
    — Amit Singhania, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • Fox taught that the Inner Light emancipates a person from adherence to any creed, ecclesiastical authority or ritual forms.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Unbinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbinds. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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