as in untying
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as in loosening
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Verb
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There's also some evidence that cost discipline is loosening a bit.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Air quality regulations and programs are loosening their restrictions.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Morrison never stopped thinking about the trick of evoking erasure and undoing it at the same time.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the House version — HB 217 — doesn’t come close to undoing the damage.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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The recall comes six months after Tesla and the NHTSA recalled roughly 46,000 Cybertrucks that were at risk of a trim panel detaching.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The parting of ways was a mutual and amicable one.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cars were still given as parting gifts for retired employees, and hundreds of thousands of dollars continued to be spent on promotional events and videos — all while membership continued its downward spiral and the union’s pension fund struggled to stay afloat.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Unfastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastening. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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