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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
  • 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
  • Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Google Unlocked Smartphone Deal The unlocked Google Pixel 10 Pro XL pairs a rugged aluminum body with shatter-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and an IP68 rating.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • Dan Costume, a 34-year-old released from prison in 2024, had apparently taken advantage of an unlocked door to break into a stranger’s Flatbush apartment late Friday night, according to law enforcement sources and the tenant who killed him.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Keeping the button down largely unbuttoned and the cuffs open keeps the look from feeling too buttoned up.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 5 June 2026
  • Meanwhile at Gucci’s coed show, Demna offered up painted on black trousers, slung low on the hips with unbuttoned shirts.
    Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • In mid-January, as Iran crushed wide-scale protests with the mass killing of demonstrators, Israel prepared a covert mission along the Azerbaijan-Iran border, two of the sources familiar with the plans told CNN.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • Centro Histórico is widely considered the best neighborhood for historic stalls and the widest variety, though excellent options cluster near transportation hubs and office buildings throughout the city.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Roberts' defense asserted in its May 22 sentencing brief, unsealed Wednesday, that probation rather than prison time would be appropriate.
    Kyle Werner, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Fold one corner down to create a triangle (the rest of the towel should remain unfolded and look like a rectangle attached to the triangle).
    Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
  • The unfolded detail does not go unnoticed and is very much respected and appreciated.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
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.
    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
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“Unclasped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclasped. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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