unhitching

present participle of unhitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhitching
Verb
  • Momentôm Refuges Nature offers a full immersion in the forest—quiet, intimate, and perfect for disconnecting after a day on the slopes.
    Outside, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In light of the delays, the NEADA is calling on utilities to suspend the practice of disconnecting service for households who don’t pay their bills until federal LIHEAP funds are released.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.
    Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Those could show up as working too much, playing too many video games, shutting down, disengaging from their partners.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The singer went on to date actor Chase Stokes for three years before splitting this past September.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ford had recalled 175,000 vehicles on Wednesday, owing to moonroof wind deflectors detaching.
    Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Unhitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhitching. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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