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
This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.
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Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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
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Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfasten
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And the bow isn’t just for show: For all but two of the color options, it can be untied and tightened to make the shoe fit more snugly, which was used to our tester’s benefit.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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The Dodgers untied it in a big way, greeting Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada with five consecutive hits in the sixth inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 June 2025
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The screws designed to secure each leg can loosen over time, especially under pressure from a child leaning or pushing.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Although there are more limitations on what 529 funds can be applied to compared to Trump Accounts, restrictions have loosened in recent years to include continuing education classes, apprenticeship programs and student loan payments.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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This represents an attempt by the Trump administration to undo the OECD Global Tax Deal that established a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% for large multinational corporations.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Grail would need to show a reduction in cancer-specific mortality in a properly randomized trial—the elusive gold standard that has undone so many promising screening technologies.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 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 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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