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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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 June 2025
The toll, which aims to unclog Manhattan’s notorious traffic jams while raising funds for mass transit, appears to be working.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 12 May 2025
But years passed without the dramatic reforms needed to reshape and unclog the legal pathways to U.S. citizenship.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
However, azelaic acid is particularly effective at killing acne-causing bacteria, loosening skin to unclog pores, reducing inflammation, and evening skin tone (all without irritating sensitive skin types).
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unclog
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“Unclog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclog. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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unclog
verb
un·clog
ˌən-ˈkläg 
-ˈklȯg
: to free from a difficulty or obstruction
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