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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Ahead of the weekend, the POTUS signed an executive order loosening restrictions for substances like ibogaine, which veterans groups have indicated helps treat symptoms of PTSD.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Meanwhile, new developments in what the president calls his push to make America healthy again, an executive order loosening restrictions on psychedelic drugs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Hochul and the Legislature will get the credit from the unions for undoing the Tier 6 reforms, but future taxpayers will get the bill.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Little has nixed, or in two cases line-item vetoed, six bills this session, ranging from undoing cuts to graduate medical education to rejecting an attempt to increase the child-to-staff ratio in certain day cares.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Apr. 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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As a parting kiss-off to Carter, the hostages were released on the day of the Republican’s inauguration.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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The couple wanted to use their parting gift to write a new legacy in their hometown.—
Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Unfastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastening. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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