as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck
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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 -
Several minutes later, Chenoweth reappeared onstage, in a black Blondie sweatshirt and untied white sparkly sneakers.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The automaker spent much of the year undoing decisions made by the previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, who resigned at the end of 2024, as stakeholders in the company — from dealers to union rank and file — were upset with him and unhappy with his leadership.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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City Attorney George Wysong declined to comment Thursday on whether the city is able to undo the agreement, which allows the city to deputize select police officers with immigration enforcement powers.—
Tess Riski
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.—
Sri Rain Stewart,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump officials view Greenland’s underground riches as a way to loosen China’s stranglehold over the rare-earth metals that are critical for everything from fighter jets and lasers to electric vehicles and MRI scanners.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Several states have loosened school vaccine requirements since 2020, and vaccine rates have dropped.—
Amy Maxmen,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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This work unbinds the body from centuries of Western imagery, freeing it from representation and opening it to abstraction.—
Mame-Diarra Niang,
Artforum,
2 Nov. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Unlash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlash. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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