Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhooking
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There have been at least 15 reports of the zipper head detaching from the garment, the CPSC said Thursday, but no injuries have been reported.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The agency added that Weber is aware of at least 38 reports of bristles detaching, including four cases that required medical treatment.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 1002 offers multiple solutions, including automatically placing residential ratepayers on budget billing and prohibiting utilities from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The weather service said Indio set a new record at 104, undoing the previous one for March 17, 2007, when the heat peaked at 101.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, the boulder will roll backward, undoing decades and billions of dollars of work.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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These days, not even war can penetrate the partisan gap splitting the country.—
Joe Garofoli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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That support has turned heads and become a bit of a tug-of-war in Chicago politics, with some worrying about splitting the African-American vote given both Stratton and Kelly are Black.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 70 years ago, Robert Moses took a sledgehammer to the Bronx, severing New York City’s only mainland borough and poisoning our neighborhoods for his Cross Bronx Expressway.—
Gustavo Rivera,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The panel was leaning toward convicting Murillo on all charges in connection with the incident, which saw the now former detective fire a volley of bullets at a fleeing suspect, Nicholas Carrillo, severing his spine.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Soon, there could be military boots on the ground crossing into the Islamic Republic of Iran from this terrain of fertile valleys, deep gorges and ancient Mesopotamian trade routes perched below the mountainous border dividing Iraq and Iran.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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If taking higher doses (500–1000 mg or more), consider dividing the dose in two, taken at separate meals.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Unhooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhooking. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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