unhook

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Recent Examples of unhook For Harmon's safety, the chain had a magnetic release that would unhook if too much pressure was applied. Mike Miller Published, EW.com, 5 May 2025 Every aspect feels well thought-out, down to the ability to unhook and criss-cross the straps to hide them underneath a racerback top—not to mention, the straps are cushioned for extra comfort. Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025 There's still a bit of manual work – unhooking latches, adding in ground supports and awning poles, etc., but the heavy lifting is taken care of by pushing a couple buttons. New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025 In the video, he is seen reaching up amid the heavy, black smoke, carefully unhooking the shredded banner from a flag pole in front of the home. Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhook
Verb
  • Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Chisolm immediately dropped his bat and unfastened his elbow guard.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the slide was deployed, passengers were temporarily stuck onboard until engineers were able to manually detach the chute, which took around an hour, according to the New York Post.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • After the vehicle is fully charged, the system automatically detaches the robotic arm.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Failing to install the device, or disconnecting or tampering with it, could result in a $600 fine or six months in jail.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The springform pan clamp is undone on the side to release and remove the cheesecake.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The sneakerina’s laces, too, were prone to coming undone, so be sure to tie them on tightly or risk having to do the stop-and-adjust maneuver at many points throughout your day.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • To enable the correction independently of the switching cycles of the movement, a clutch uncouples the hour ring from the jumping numerals mechanism with every actuation of the pusher.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • The case involved a New York official who allegedly threatened enforcement actions against regulated entities that refused to dissociate from the pro-gun advocacy group.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These operating agreements provided that if a member of the LLCs filed or was forced into bankruptcy, then the bankrupt member would be immediately dissociated from the LLC and no longer will receive distributions.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Unhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhook. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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