as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
The thieves can then unhook the CAN Injector, get into the car, and drive it away.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
When my first catch emerged from the waves, a crewmember unhooked it and chucked it into my sack.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In a statement, GE Appliances’ senior director of central materials, Harry Chase, claims the truck increases safety by reducing traffic and eliminates some tasks since workers don’t have to hook and unhook trailers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Trying to land and unhook a great white shark while seated in a kayak on an open bay?
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
When my first catch emerged from the waves, a crewmember unhooked it and chucked it into my sack.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
In a statement, GE Appliances’ senior director of central materials, Harry Chase, claims the truck increases safety by reducing traffic and eliminates some tasks since workers don’t have to hook and unhook trailers.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Trying to land and unhook a great white shark while seated in a kayak on an open bay?
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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The phone number for the business was disconnected when called on Friday.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note that a small cable connects the two pieces, so don't rip the cover free without disconnecting the pins.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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But even a bit of late-season luck wouldn’t undo the hardship of the growing season.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Opponents maintain concerns about ultimate choices that can never be undone and the danger of manipulation and exploitation from third parties despite the bill's stringent safeguards.Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Directed by Stacey Gregg, the scene in which Angelica finds Ursula dissociating in the sunroom, gray rain beating down on the glass ceiling, is perfectly unnerving.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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The signing was agreed with former sporting director Mateu Alemany still in that role, but Deco can’t be dissociated from the deal at all.Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
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