unblocked

past tense of unblock
as in opened
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 unblocked By the end of the game, Cashman burst unblocked through the A-gap. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 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, 19 June 2026 Content under this category is automatically blocked on the network but can be unblocked by adults. Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Now, the Fifth Circuit has unblocked the law and returned the case to the district court. Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
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  • So So Fed opened for Sunday dinner — and nobody had assembled the siu mai dumplings.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Innovative methodologies, including demography and quantitative analysis, folklore, material culture, oral history, and family reconstitution opened new windows into the past.
    Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • The measure passed the Senate 86-11 in August and cleared the House 262-159 on Wednesday, sending it to Trump for his signature.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • During the episode, Stiles revealed that Parton had cleared the use of the song prior to her death in August.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Unblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unblocked. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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