unclogged; unclogging; unclogs
: to free from a difficulty or obstruction
Examples of unclog in a Sentence
He had a procedure done to unclog his arteries.
finding ways to unclog busy roads
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Italy currently has a shortage of nurses, and Germany has a shortage of plumbers; a baby born today does nothing to unclog a Düsseldorf sink.
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Laura Schober, Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Doses of sodium hyaluronate and niacinamide restore hydration, while lactic acid helps to unclog pores and control shine.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Italy currently has a shortage of nurses, and Germany has a shortage of plumbers; a baby born today does nothing to unclog a Düsseldorf sink.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
For all the glowing up that happens in front of your bathroom mirror, figuring out how to unclog a bathroom sink can get ugly quick.
—Mike Miller, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Unclog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclog. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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unclog
verb
un·clog
ˌən-ˈkläg 
-ˈklȯg
: to free from a difficulty or obstruction
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