as in to open
to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way
unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed
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Recent Examples of unblock
Pressing on these points may help promote relaxation by unblocking qi that isn't flowing.
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Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Spida gets the sack 💥 Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen combined a blitz with a stunt to free Burns to come screaming through the middle of the line unblocked on the sack.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Ensuring dryer vents remain clean and unblocked by lint is especially important, and not just for retaining the quality of your laundry.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
On July 23, a request for review of the blocking charge and requests the election be unblocked by BlueOval SK was posted to the NLRB database.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
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Carley Millhone, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Spida gets the sack 💥 Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen combined a blitz with a stunt to free Burns to come screaming through the middle of the line unblocked on the sack.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Ensuring dryer vents remain clean and unblocked by lint is especially important, and not just for retaining the quality of your laundry.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
On July 23, a request for review of the blocking charge and requests the election be unblocked by BlueOval SK was posted to the NLRB database.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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The video opens with her washing dishes when a golden ring slips down the drain.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Create a sense of order by clearing those surfaces of holiday-specific decor.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fire department said its crews cleared the scene a short time later.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Unblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unblock. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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