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
In a second case Friday, the court similarly unblocked DOGE's access under the Freedom of Information Act, ruling that DOGE is not required to provide internal documents to a Washington watchdog group in advance of larger proceedings regarding a FOIA request.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 June 2025
Access to Fortnite via Apple's iPhone Operating System and through its App Store will be unavailable worldwide until Apple unblocks it, Epic Games said.
—Supantha Mukherjee, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools
The federal government provided $189 billion in aid for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 June 2025
Access to Fortnite via Apple's iPhone Operating System and through its App Store will be unavailable worldwide until Apple unblocks it, Epic Games said.
—Supantha Mukherjee, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools
The federal government provided $189 billion in aid for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unblock
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One point is needed to open each door between rooms, and some rooms have multi-point penalties just for entering.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is a woman who can’t open the refrigerator without having a panic attack.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Anti-sabotage checks were carried out before the aircraft was cleared for its next flight.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rebooting clears the cache and restores normal upload and download speeds.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Unblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unblock. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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