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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfastening
Verb
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Inventory loosening up One sign the housing market is loosening is an increasing ratio of sellers to buyers.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026 -
In 2019, the Legislature passed House Bill 2458, loosening some regulations around the organization and authorizing the sale of promotional items.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inevitably, the boulder will roll backward, undoing decades and billions of dollars of work.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Many diseases are more infectious and more lethal than COVID-19 was, and the next such pandemic could prove to be our species’ undoing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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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 front portions were separated in hair and rolled in a horizontal direction toward the center parting.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2026
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After parting ways with their previous head coach after a year and a half, the Blue Devils were in a bind.—
Eden Laase,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Unfastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastening. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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