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Recent Examples of unfasten Each pair comes embellished with a large wooden button that can be fastened for maximum warmth or unfastened for easy slip-off removal. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 Leave the pockets unzipped or unfastened when washing. 2. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024 After cutoff of the New Shepard rocket engine, the passengers had a few minutes to unfasten their seatbelts and float around the cabin while taking in the view of Earth. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 20 May 2024 Plus, the buttons could be secured or unfastened for chilly or humid days, accordingly. Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for unfasten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
Verb
  • The numerous tales at hand are indubitably enchanting and give us a tough knot to untie.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The film’s producers spent the summer of 2024 untying a sticky legal predicament (buying out an ownership stake by Kinematics, a production company bankrolled by billionaire Trump supporter Dan Snyder).
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slashed crash reporting requirements and loosened safety requirements for test vehicles, giving the auto industry more room to experiment, though whether that's at the expense of public safety remains to be seen.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • For the first time this series, the Avalanche were scrambling, loosening up offensively, which invariably loosened things up defensively.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Trump administration’s decision to undo domestic environmental justice initiatives may prove damaging to an extent that could take time to fully appreciate.
    Henna Hundal, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The Lakers were undone by a combination of turnovers, missed free throws and uncontested 3s off their doubles and rotations.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands.
    Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014

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“Unfasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfasten. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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