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Recent Examples of unbolted
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2026
In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
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Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
First, the complaint alleges, one officer, Geramy Brown, moved Simon’s cellmate into an exercise cage outside and left the door to Simon’s cell unbolted.
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Jennifer Peebles,
ajc,
2 Mar. 2023
The doors of home and church were unbolted and heavily trafficked, the church as likely to host Passover Seders as N.A.A.C.P. meetings.
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Danielle Ofri,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2021
Once everything's unplugged and unbolted, the safest way to remove the door is to hold on tight.
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Austin Irwin,
Car and Driver,
2 Mar. 2021
Adjective
The car's entire battery pack, which weighs about 1,100 pounds, or about as much as a grand piano, is unbolted and whisked away, underground.
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John Ruwitch,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2026
In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.
—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
First, the complaint alleges, one officer, Geramy Brown, moved Simon’s cellmate into an exercise cage outside and left the door to Simon’s cell unbolted.
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Jennifer Peebles,
ajc,
2 Mar. 2023
The doors of home and church were unbolted and heavily trafficked, the church as likely to host Passover Seders as N.A.A.C.P. meetings.
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Danielle Ofri,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2021
Once everything's unplugged and unbolted, the safest way to remove the door is to hold on tight.
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Austin Irwin,
Car and Driver,
2 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbolted
Adjective
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While Salomon sneakers are, in part, known for their shoelaces that never come untied, this pair doesn’t have any at all.
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Grandaddy, unbeaten and untied and still heavyweight champion of the college football world.
Verb
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Consider glass skin officially unlocked.
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This new model enables the companies to move fluidly between formats, partners and funding structures depending on where value and momentum can be best unlocked, Passion argued.
Adjective
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The undone to-do list has become a social occasion.
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Here's a looser, more undone example.
Verb
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
Adjective
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This crisis manifests across personal lives, family dynamics, organizational trust, and societal institutions, with many feeling unprepared and disengaged.
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And Rip is actively disengaged.
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“Unbolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbolted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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