uncluttering

present participle of unclutter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncluttering
Verb
  • As people increasingly turn to such bots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have spotlighted their potential to manipulate vulnerable people by facilitating a false sense of closeness or care.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This suggests that his interest in AI has much less to do with facilitating art than with seizing an opportunity, such is the entrepreneurial way.
    Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.
    Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Journaling, therapy or unplugging from social media to clear your mind could be especially restorative.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a limited nightlife and restaurant scene, so this destination is best for unplugging.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The second photo was noticeably different from the first, instead showing a recent image of heavy machinery smoothing gravel where lush green grass once grew.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The jeans’ gap-proof waistband, stomach-smoothing technology, high-rise fit perfect for layering over bodysuits, and chic black hue.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The concept of five substitutes was about easing physical demands on players, therefore guarding against injury and physical burnout.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The unrest presents a test for Hassan, who won plaudits after taking office in 2021 for easing repression of opponents and censorship that had increased under her predecessor John Magufuli.
    Reuters 10 hr ago, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Not as a gimmick, but to automate reporting, clean messy data, and flag compliance risks, freeing up humans for strategy, supplier engagement, and culture change.
    Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Video shows the deputy firing a single shot to the head, killing the suspect and instantly freeing the crying boy.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But the unstopping competition between the big two auction houses, especially in the realm of fine art, has put extraordinary power into the hands of the people who have those things to sell.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Uncluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncluttering. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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