unhooked

past tense of unhook

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooked
Verb
  • Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The front sink was blocked by waste and the ware wash sink was disconnected from the drain pipe.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Mamdani, who has led in recent polls, fired back quickly, accusing Cuomo of being disconnected from the realities facing everyday New Yorkers.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The previous recall was issued due to a shifter cable that detached from the transmission, effectively preventing some vehicles from switching gears and allowing the vehicles to roll away.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Not unlike those who have ignored the genocide in Gaza, James remains detached from the geopolitical and humanitarian crimes happening around him.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Courts undid Nixon’s actions, and Congress eventually passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which outlawed the maneuver, leaving only narrow exceptions—rescissions—that required congressional sign-off.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And Mizzou undid itself along the way.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, several charities severed ties with Sarah after a 2011 email from her to Epstein surfaced.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Human consciousness, however, can be severed between the two halves, LaSota claims.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But they are often dissociated from their emotions, struggling with indecision, or living in a constant state of low-level overwhelm.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Aug. 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
Verb
  • Scholars are perpetually divided.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The situation is a potential turnaround from just six months ago, when Democrats and their allies were divided and despondent.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Unhooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooked. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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