unblocked; unblocking; unblocks
: to free from being blocked
a procedure to unblock his arteries
Examples of unblock in a Sentence
A procedure was done to unblock his arteries.
unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed
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His comments come as those allies express new dismay over the energy escalation, which has already driven up prices in Europe, and have shown little desire to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.
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Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Yet Beijing has rebuffed the White House’s call to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, a request that invited ridicule from Chinese propaganda outlets and online bloggers.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
No country has publicly announced plans to send ships or other kinds of assistance to unblock the strait.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The federal government has since threatened to withhold the state’s Medicaid payments, and Minnesota DHS sued in response to immediately unblock the flow of Medicaid funds.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
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Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Yet Beijing has rebuffed the White House’s call to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, a request that invited ridicule from Chinese propaganda outlets and online bloggers.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
No country has publicly announced plans to send ships or other kinds of assistance to unblock the strait.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The federal government has since threatened to withhold the state’s Medicaid payments, and Minnesota DHS sued in response to immediately unblock the flow of Medicaid funds.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Unblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unblock. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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