unhitched

past tense of unhitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitched
Verb
  • So even if disconnected from headquarters, a brigade can still use the system.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • Carbon offsets, by contrast, can be difficult to verify and are often disconnected from local conditions.
    Patricia J. Kissinger, STAT, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Lions haven't looked this disjoined offensively since Week 1, the last time they were held to fewer than 30 points.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not since the Civil War have these proverbially United States been so disunited.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Opponents of the Islamic Republic remain hopelessly disorganized and disunited.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Garcia said some students have disengaged from campus life or withdrawn from classes altogether.
    Valentina Toro, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
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“Unhitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitched. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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