as in untied
to disengage the knotted parts of
unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck
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Brashly violent, clattery and pleasingly untied to any direct predecessor, the result is more generic than its braggy auteur claims might promise, but there’s a lot here for gorehounds to feast on.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Shortly after the Padres tied the contest in the top of the fifth, Contreras untied it with his first Red Sox home run.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 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
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Over the next 100 years, the rules of fashion loosened a bit.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The Supreme Court loosened a provision of the Voting Rights Act that restricted redrawing congressional districts on the basis of race.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Unlashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlashed. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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