as in to open
to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions
the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out
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Recent Examples of unplug
Simple precautions — avoiding unattended charging, unplugging when full, and keeping larger devices away from exits — can prevent deadly battery fires.
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Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the family votes to unplug the operating system (OS).
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Giglio Giglio is an away-from-it-all pick that sits about an hour off the Tuscan mainland for those who really want to unplug.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Many but not all residents have learned to change furnace filters regularly, switch out incandescent lighting for LEDs and unplug unused electronics that otherwise sap power.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Eventually, the family votes to unplug the operating system (OS).
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Giglio Giglio is an away-from-it-all pick that sits about an hour off the Tuscan mainland for those who really want to unplug.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Many but not all residents have learned to change furnace filters regularly, switch out incandescent lighting for LEDs and unplug unused electronics that otherwise sap power.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unplug
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The college’s leaders intentionally decided not to open a dining hall, so that the students would learn to cook and host others in their home.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The artist was working on a number of individual figures and one day, while clearing his worktable, placed them on the floor and was struck by the arrangement, preserved in this piece.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The company also recommended that the person clear their cache and cookies on their device or try a different browser.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Unplug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplug. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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