as in unties
to disengage the knotted parts of
gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood
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Sarah unties Gerard and runs out just in time to stop Downey, who begs her to let this all go.
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The heat softens and loosens debris in the carpet fibers so it can be vacuumed away.
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One of the gentlest is WD-40, which loosens rust, lubricates parts, and helps protect the surface from further rusting.
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The animator tries it, changes it, undoes it, and little by little the character comes alive.
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Joe Biden comes in, undoes all that.
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“Unfastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfastens. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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