as in to unfasten
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Recent Examples of unhook
Smallmouth bass are among the hardest-fighting freshwater sport fishes, popular with anglers for the leaping acrobatics the fish perform trying to unhook themselves.
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Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
The nurse began to unhook the apparatus that kept Lisa’s chest rising and falling.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Andrade knocked him off and grabbed the briefcase, but couldn’t reach the latch to unhook it.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
To ride the lifts, snowboarders sit sideways and unhook the rear boot so that the board hangs only from the front foot, thereby fatiguing the foot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2012
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Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
The nurse began to unhook the apparatus that kept Lisa’s chest rising and falling.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Andrade knocked him off and grabbed the briefcase, but couldn’t reach the latch to unhook it.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
To ride the lifts, snowboarders sit sideways and unhook the rear boot so that the board hangs only from the front foot, thereby fatiguing the foot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
Verb
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If your button-down outfit is in need of a little spice, a quick trick is to unfasten the top and slip out a single shoulder.—
Sri Rain Stewart,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The aim was to create space for narratives that challenge the idea of humans as detached from nature, and instead propose a perspective in which humans are a species that is part of complex, fragile ecosystems.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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While retail investors appear to still supporting the stock, Wall Street analysts have become skeptical as the shares detached from trading on earnings figures.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Padres, undone the past two seasons by a lack of power, have no choice but to believe in the two-time Silver Slugger.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its goal is to undo the founding fathers' vision of India as a secular country, home to people with many faiths.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After the Space Shuttle Explorer is struck by debris, she's flung into space on the shuttle's arm, forced to uncouple herself or face being pulled even further into the void.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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As things stand, Senate GOP leadership doesn’t plan to uncouple the DHS bill from the other five government funding bills, which have wide support.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This tadpole-like object is a clump of denser nebulosity that hasn't been completely photo-dissociated by the Trifid's radiation field yet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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There was crying, complaining, dissociating and even laughing on those couches.—
Wendy C. Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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