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unclasped

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verb

past tense of unclasp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclasped
Adjective
  • Rex, a 3-year-old wallaby, wandered away from the Lots of Love Farm in Williamstown after a gate was allegedly left unlatched overnight.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Advertisement Stafford depressurized the cockpit, matching the vacuum inside to the vacuum outside so that the hatch would not blow open and fly free from interior air pressure when it was unlatched.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Kelce unfastened the clasp on another necklace and then a third, before Chris Jones, his teammate for a decade, walked over and approached him.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Was the door locked or unlocked?
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That was beyond frustrating, but keeping our focus on the soon-to-be-unlocked value trapped in the conglomerate kept us in the name.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Paul Anthony Kelly opted for a classic silhouette in a black suit and crisp white shirt, left unbuttoned and forgoing a tie.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Shirts were also a focal point at Prada, particularly ones with trailing, unbuttoned cuffs.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Pair it with wide-leg trousers and a blazer for dinner, tuck it into jeans for a casual afternoon, or layer it beneath a cardigan for cooler days.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In order to arrive at our eyes (or instruments), a signal has to go through a wide variety of environments.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Keep them in an unsealed plastic bag or a mesh bag to prevent moisture buildup.
    Hannah Harper, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The commissioner said Fulton County would review the unsealed warrant and continue to pursue the return of the election materials to Georgia.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Flexible layouts adapt apps to the unfolded screen, making multitasking feel more natural.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The retelling of how that night and the chaotic days that followed unfolded is based on a historical review of unclassified government documents, archived news articles, books, interviews with researchers, and more.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • 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.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Unclasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclasped. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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