as in to untie
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Recent Examples of unfasten
On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
Verb
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There was a big debate about that part where a kid tells Agnes that her shoes are untied.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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New beds should be dug or loosened to a depth of 12 inches for varieties with larger bulbs.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The judge denied Bovino’s request to loosen restrictions on tear gas use, insisting agents must provide clear warnings and justification before using chemical agents.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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English became a buffer, a soft curtain between myself and the memories that threatened to undo me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Since taking over, Jassy has been trying to undo some of that work.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many.—
Sally Jenkins,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 July 2023
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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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