as in undoing
to disengage the knotted parts of
unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck
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Effectively, this turned the workspace into a yank buffer along with all your documents, and undoing any destructive editing operation thus became merely another cut and paste.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Annexation, however, could upend that entire process, undoing past agreements and making future ones impossible.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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First aid efforts should include moving the person to a cooler area, loosening clothing, and offering sips of water.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Far infrared heat is highly effective in loosening tight muscles and joints.—
Michelle Stansbury,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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But behind the scenes, his health was unraveling.—
ByDr. Marita Kinney,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As this horrible incident was unraveling, details were quickly disseminated by a handful of local journalists on social media.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Unlashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlashing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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