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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Verb
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Mbappe is not the only player capable of undoing the offside trap.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Houseplant began in Canada in 2019, but after some US states began loosening cannabis restrictions, the duo expanded the company stateside.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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That remark cuts against one market narrative that loosening financial conditions might be fueling an asset bubble in tech.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet the current wave of raids and militarized enforcement is unraveling our vibrant community fabric.—
Jody Agius Vallejo,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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By the time Redford, Keaton, Beatty and the others were coming of age as actors, the old studio scaffolding was already coming apart, with the contract system unraveling and the great moguls who once ruled the town with an iron fist fading from the scene.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Unlashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlashing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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