unclenching

Definition of unclenchingnext
present participle of unclench
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclenching
Verb
  • Roses were gently laid across the caskets before eight white doves were released into the sky, their wings unfurling into the clouds — a cruel irony beside the eight young lives below, cut short before their stories ever had the chance to unfurl at all.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
  • What otherwise might be viewed as an aspect of maturation or the spirit moving him also happens to be unfurling early in a season in which the Royals had stressed the need for their young-ish core to seize control of the team.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • But conversations at the inaugural Association for Enterprise Opportunity State of Small Business Summit suggested something more complicated is unfolding.
    Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • What’s happening in Fort Worth The Parker County purchase is unfolding while Black Mountain’s $10 billion data center project in southeast Fort Worth runs into steady community pushback.
    Emily Holshouser. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Labor economists are skeptical of widespread automation in restaurants, warning productivity benefits are often modest compared to the cost of the new technology, and that truly unlocking benefits of AI in the industry requires a complete overhaul of operations.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 May 2026
  • There are several archetypes and each one has its own path to unlocking flow state.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Unclenching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclenching. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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