uncaging

verb

Definition of uncagingnext
present participle of uncage
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) uncaged the bird and let it fly away

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  1. freeing
  2. releasing
  3. rescuing
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  • What’s striking is how his ideas about American tech supremacy — freeing innovators from regulation and government intervention, among them — align with the firm’s mission.
    David Jeans, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And that’s ultimately such a great, freeing place to be.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of freeing
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  • After Newport, Dylan kept performing and writing new music, releasing two albums in one year and continuing his shift from folk to rock.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Fewer family-friendly or holiday-themed movies releasing on Christmas Day is not an entirely new phenomenon.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of releasing
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  • Following the lifts automatic shutdown, ski patrollers set about rescuing each of the 174 passengers.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past 24 hours, the coast guard reported rescuing 120 migrants in three separate incidents off various Greek islands.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rescuing
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“Uncaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncaging. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.

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