unbutton

verb

Definition of unbuttonnext
as in to unzip

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Recent Examples of unbutton This technique allows stage actors to tear off their clothes during short scene changes during a play, instead of wasting precious time unbuttoning them. — Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024 Visitors this year have included Billie Jean King, Judy Murray, Sir Trevor Nunn, and Dustin Hoffman, who loosened his necktie and unbuttoned the top button of his shirt during the final match of his afternoon last week. — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 After a taste of the Da Bomb hot sauce, Klum stunned an unassuming Evans by unbuttoning her denim top to fan herself off from the heat. — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 June 2024 However, they’re placed on the sides of the legs so shoppers can have the option to wear the dress as is or to unbutton the sides for an easy-breezy, leg-baring look. — Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unbutton
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbutton
  1. unzip
  2. unfasten
  3. unfurl
  4. unlatch
  5. unfold
  6. unclench
Verb
  • Under pressure, the module could unzip and fail completely.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • The robot could adapt the size of its legs either by zipping for height or unzipping for lowering down, which could be beneficial for the robot to manage exploring uneven surfaces such as forest areas or canyons.
    — Shirl Leigh May 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026
Definition of unzip
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  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of unfasten
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  • But only once, in 2018, did two plants actually unfurl on the same day.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Early in the film, Angela unfurls a rug onto the living room floor.
    — Emily Zemler, Architectural Digest, 10 July 2026
Definition of unfurl
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  • Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of unlatch
Verb
  • The review unfolds as federal investigators scrutinize UC’s admissions.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • In Bolton, Mississippi, a tragedy unfolded on June 27, when 83-year-old Irene Van Egmond died of heat exposure while tending a flower bed, officials said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of unfold
Verb
  • The tempo remains steady, but takes on a softer, more contemplative posture, as if urging you to unclench your jaw.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Your stiff limbs begin to unclench, as if death is slowly losing its hold on you.
    — Outside Online, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of unclench

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