as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unfix
This week, however, Mr. Cohen is poised to unfix Mr. Trump’s life.
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William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024
William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfix
Verb
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His bow tie wants to be untied, his vest buttons unfastened, his top hat removed.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The screws may loosen and allow engine oil to leak from the screw holes, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The idea here is that long hairs will get wrapped around the side brushes as per normal in their V formation, but then as the brushes come in toward that parallel configuration, the hair loosens and gets flung straight into the main vacuum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
Verb
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But in 2010, Bernanke proposed something much more far-reaching: an initiative to disburse interest-free loans to major banks to unloose new tranches of cash throughout the economy.—
Chris Lehmann,
The New Republic,
19 Jan. 2022
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In a long, cozy sequence in the season’s first episode, Sam cooks breakfast for her sleeping household, sizzling sausage and frying eggs in a private ritual that’s best appreciated before her daughters rise and unloose chaos.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2020
Verb
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Unsurprisingly, markets and investors are loosing their patience with BP.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the fall of 1982, Love Child receives its title and is loosed into theaters, only to vanish a few weeks later.—
Matthew Specktor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Unfix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfix. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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