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Adjective
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Artisanal, electric energy has occupied the grand bones of this intoxicating city, with young creatives animating the unbuttoned cafés and bars filling its old town’s squares—the air always hot and heavy with wafts of arancini and zucchini fritti.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026 -
He was dressed in an almost militantly preppy way—a gray blazer, partially unbuttoned pink shirt, boat shoes with no socks.—
Andrew Martin,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Harvest microgreens when stems are 2-3 inches tall and the plant’s first seed leaves have unfurled.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Dec. 2025
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The decline in capacity at state facilities unfurled as a spate of local hospitals across the country shuttered their psychiatric units, which disproportionately serve patients with Medicaid or who are uninsured.—
Sarah Jane Tribble,
NPR,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Flexible layouts adapt apps to the unfolded screen, making multitasking feel more natural.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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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
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Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fire Department investigators determined the truck had been left unlocked and the fire was set inside the passenger compartment.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The unlawful taking of articles from a motor vehicle, locked or unlocked.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The swimsuit featured a zipper down the center, which was left unzipped at the top, leaving some skin exposed.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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That also gave room for relative newcomers like Quartararo, known for donning an unzipped suit in press conferences, and Martín, the first rider from an independent team to win a title, to capture championships.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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New emails between Andrew and Epstein released on Friday in unsealed court documents have added to the scrutiny.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
1 Nov. 2025
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The indictment was unsealed Wednesday.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Unclenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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