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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclenched
Adjective
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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
Verb
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In the end, the 35-minute event in the Brookfield Central High School gym on March 6 unfurled with few fireworks.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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That last satellite has since unfurled its 2,400-square-foot array of solar panels and antennas and is undergoing checkout testing.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Was the door locked or unlocked?—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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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
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One of the enduring images from the uprising of two months ago was endless unzipped black body bags lining the streets.—
Lily Moayeri,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gisele Bündchen radiated in an unzipped, high-cut wetsuit and beachy waves for her new Garnier campaign.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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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Keep them in an unsealed plastic bag or a mesh bag to prevent moisture buildup.—
Hannah Harper,
Health,
21 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Unclenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenched. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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