unhitch

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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. 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
  • In fact, a creative study led by a neuroscientist, Susanne Becker, uses insights from none other than Ivan Pavlov to show the possibility of uncoupling the sensation of pain from the experience of pain.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Live cohost and longtime spouses — who first married 29 years ago after meeting on the set of All My Children — discussed the potential impact of them breaking up after Ripa introduced a talking point about uncoupling on Thursday morning's show.
    Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2025
  • As highlighted in the report, empathetic managers reduce uncertainty stress by 37% and disconnect by nearly 50%.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • When Henson refused to unchain herself from the fence, California Highway Patrol arrested her.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • That aligns with what the cybersecurity data shows: professionals disengage when forced to hide parts of themselves.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • State police disengaged pursuit but was able to get the vehicle’s registration information.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Its appeal lies in its hybrid nature — users can play the console on a TV, but can also detach it to use it on the go.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 18 June 2025
  • Chanos And Saylor: My Take On Bitcoin, Valuation, And Reality Never one to hold back, Jim Chanos views Strategy’s valuation as detached from reality.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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

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“Unhitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitch. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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