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Recent Examples of unbar
During the 3-on-3 overtime period, both teams had a physical game unbarred by the officials.
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Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbar
Verb
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If Carlo can be the key to unlock Rielly’s full potential, the Leafs might have solved one of their longest-standing issues.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That model hinted at what large-scale video training could unlock.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
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The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchor.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Apr. 2023
Verb
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His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2019
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The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.—
Avi Selk,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2018
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“Unbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbar. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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