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unclenched

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verb

past tense of unclench

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclenched
Adjective
  • She was accompanied on the red carpet by her husband, music producer Benny Blanco, who wore a black suit with an unbuttoned shirt and statement brooch.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The charges have unfurled since 2022 but a recent spotlight on fraud in the state has been amplified by a viral video from a conservative social media influencer and Republican lawmakers' responses.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • 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
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
Verb
  • 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
  • Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The unlawful taking of articles from a motor vehicle, locked or unlocked.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi today posted an unsealed indictment in the case of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The unsealed indictment charges Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine and possession of machine guns and other weapons.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Unclenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenched. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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