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Recent Examples of unbolt
Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchor.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Apr. 2023
Replacing a wheel requires nothing more than unbolting the wheel and replacing it.
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Roy Berendsohn,
Popular Mechanics,
17 Mar. 2023
As with the regular Bronco, the Raptor also features removable body panels, specifically frameless doors that Ford claims are easy to unbolt.
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Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
7 Jan. 2023
Catalytic converters are easy to unbolt or cut out.
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Evan Casey,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2021
With 11:38 remaining in the final quarter, Kenston defense unbolted a 21-21 deadlock to go ahead 23-21.
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cleveland,
5 Oct. 2019
And true to Jeep history, the windshield can be unbolted and folded to the hood and the doors can be removed for a complete open-air experience with the convertible top.
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Mark Maynard,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2019
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchor.
—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Apr. 2023
Replacing a wheel requires nothing more than unbolting the wheel and replacing it.
—
Roy Berendsohn,
Popular Mechanics,
17 Mar. 2023
As with the regular Bronco, the Raptor also features removable body panels, specifically frameless doors that Ford claims are easy to unbolt.
—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
7 Jan. 2023
Catalytic converters are easy to unbolt or cut out.
—
Evan Casey,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2021
With 11:38 remaining in the final quarter, Kenston defense unbolted a 21-21 deadlock to go ahead 23-21.
—
cleveland,
5 Oct. 2019
And true to Jeep history, the windshield can be unbolted and folded to the hood and the doors can be removed for a complete open-air experience with the convertible top.
—
Mark Maynard,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbolt
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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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Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share.
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Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.
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Our expert take The Citi Strata Premier® Card has competitive rewards rates and unlocks access to all of the Citi ThankYou® transfer partners, which boosts the value of your points.
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The trend could even unlock a more flexible energy supply for power grid operators and even AI data centers.
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Just clip it on to secure the zipper or luggage cord; then, twist and unclasp it to open.
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His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.
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“Unbolt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbolt. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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