as in to uncouple
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Recent Examples of unhitch
The other horse was unhitched from the sleigh and fastened to the collar of the horse in the water and was then able to pull it out.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The sound of dozens of handcuffs being unhitched echoed through the cavernous room.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Just unhitch the Flow, grab your iPad, and steer it like a giant, slow RC car into the perfect spot.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The sound of dozens of handcuffs being unhitched echoed through the cavernous room.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Sensors located around the flow also allow the vehicle to automatically hitch and unhitch itself.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2023
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
—Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Lingle’s husband had just unhitched the cart from a truck used to haul it as Lingle got ready for business in the parking lot of Bob’s Paint Land on Northeast 99th Street.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
These private conversations, taking place patiently and deliberately, unhitched from the rhythms of national ones, offered each side the chance to recognize the other’s humanity.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
The cage is hauled to a remote claypan surrounded by scrubby desert, where the trailer is unhitched from its vehicle and the woman is left alone in the blinding sunlight, presumably to die.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitch
Verb
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While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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This ensures the event is as impactful and memorable as possible, rather than disconnected from the rest of your organization’s work.—
Dr. Kyle Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Small, snug, and unyoked from laptop or phone, AirPods are easy to wear for hours at a time, without a second thought.—
Marina Koren,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2019
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Men unyoked from their families, reeling from broken bonds, are the norm: some contrite and faithfully sending child support checks, others blowing all their money on meth, pickups and good times.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
23 Apr. 2018
Verb
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When Henson refused to unchain herself from the fence, California Highway Patrol arrested her.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2024
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Max eventually unchains himself and helps Furiosa in her quest to free the cult leader's wives, gaining mutual respect along the way.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 July 2024
Verb
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These are already evident in executive orders that disengage the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council, remove transgender service members from the military and privilege Christianity.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 May 2025
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There have been trade frictions and sharp divisions, particularly with respect to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the U.S. desire to disengage from Europe as part of a greater strategic shift toward Asia, particularly China, that began during the Obama administration.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
Verb
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This expands the air cavity, the space of air created in the water by the jump; then the cavity collapses, detaching itself from the body.—
Daehyun Choi,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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The survivors treaded water and used cushions from the boat as flotation devices before the boat’s chief officer was able to detach and inflate a life raft, the report said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
Verb
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When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.—
Michael S. Neiberg,
Washington Post,
12 June 2023
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The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.—
Max Colchester,
wsj.com,
7 May 2023
Verb
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The song was released in 1973, only a few years after The Beatles split, highlighting how quickly the two reconnected.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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After a tumultuous on-and-off-again relationship, Tran and Brown officially split in late 2014.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Unhitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitch. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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